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Diocletianic Persecution

Type

Religious persecution

Motivation

Political and social power fears

Originated

Mid-1700s, Russian Empire

Consequences

Deeper secularizationReligious toleranceIntellectual progress

Related events

Russian EnlightenmentEastern Rite ChurchesAnti-CatholicismRussian Orthodox Church

Targeted group

Uniate Church

Person of origin

Emperor Diocletian

Diocletianic Persecution