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155 - POLYCARP:
On this day in 155 AD, Polycarp, the Bishop of Smyrna, is thought to have been martyred. He was burnt at the stake aged 86.
303 - DIOCLETIAN PERSECUTION:
On this day in 303 AD, the Diocletian persecution began. This was one of the last and most terrible of the Roman persecutions of the church.
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14/10/2006
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