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jan 1, 385 - Execution of Priscillian

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The execution of Priscillian, the Bishop of Avila, by order of Maximus, Emperor of the West.
Priscillian was a baptized Catholic (i.e., non-Arian) and a staunch defender of the Nicene Creed.
This is the first documented instance of Christians
condemning fellow Christians to death for doctrinal differences.

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jan 1, 385
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~ 1641 years ago