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Persecution of Christians
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The persecution of Christians can be traced from the first century of the Christian era to the present day. Christian missionaries and converts to Christianity have both been targeted for persecution,
Greek Christians in 1922, fleeing from their homes in Kharput and moving to Trebizond. In the 1910s and 1920s, the Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian genoc
Greek Christians in 1922, fleeing from their homes in Kharput and moving to Trebizond. In the 1910s and 1920s, the Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian genocides were perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire and its successor state, the Republic of Turkey.
Death of Saint Stephen, "the Protomartyr", recounted in Acts 7, depicted in an engraving by Gustave Doré (published 1866)
Death of Saint Stephen, "the Protomartyr", recounted in Acts 7, depicted in an engraving by Gustave Doré (published 1866)
Crucifixion of Saint Peter by Caravaggio (1600, Cerasi Chapel)
Crucifixion of Saint Peter by Caravaggio (1600, Cerasi Chapel)
A Christian Dirce, by Henryk Siemiradzki (1897, National Museum, Warsaw) A Christian woman is martyred under Nero in this re-enactment of the myth of
A Christian Dirce, by Henryk Siemiradzki (1897, National Museum, Warsaw) A Christian woman is martyred under Nero in this re-enactment of the myth of Dirce
Anti-Christian sentiment
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Anti-Christian sentiment, also referred to as Christianophobia or Christophobia, is the irrational fear, hatred, discrimination, or prejudice against Christians and/or aspects of the Christian religio
Persecution of Christians
…Anti-Lebanon, and in a short time twenty-five thousand more Christians were massacred. Between 1894 and 1896, a series of ethno-religiously motivated anti-Christian pogroms known as the Hamidian massacres were conducted against the ancient Armenian and Assyrian Christian populations by the forces of the Ottoman…
Anti-Christian graffiti from the Roman Empire. The text reads "ΑΛΕ ΞΑΜΕΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΕΤΕ ΘΕΟΝ" ("Alexamenos worships his god").
Anti-Christian graffiti from the Roman Empire. The text reads "ΑΛΕ ΞΑΜΕΝΟϹ ϹΕΒΕΤΕ ΘΕΟΝ" ("Alexamenos worships his god").
Anti-Western pamphlet issued in China during the Boxer Rebellion, depicting Jesuit missionaries (derogatorily labelled as ghosts) bowing down before a
Anti-Western pamphlet issued in China during the Boxer Rebellion, depicting Jesuit missionaries (derogatorily labelled as ghosts) bowing down before a pig, as the Chinese word for pig (猪, pronounced zhū), sounded similar to the word for 'Lord' (主, pronounced zhǔ) used by Chinese Christians.
Remains of a church property burnt down during 2008 Kandhamal violence in Orissa, India, in August 2008
Remains of a church property burnt down during 2008 Kandhamal violence in Orissa, India, in August 2008