Chapter XXX: Section 2: Number and Duration of Persecutions

The following table[2] will show how the early days of the Church were divided between times of persecution and intervals of rest.

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_Chronological Table of Persecutions and Intervals of Rest._

A.D.

64-68. Persecution under Nero. Martyrdom of
St. Peter and St. Paul.

68-95. Time of peace.

95-96. Persecution under Domitian. Banishment of
St. John.

96-104. Time of peace.

104-117. Persecution under Trajan. Martyrdom of
St. Ignatius.

117-161. Time of peace. Apologies of Aristides,
Quadratus, and Justin Martyr.

161-180. Persecution under Marcus Aurelius. Martyrdom
of St. Polycarp, and the martyrs of Lyons.

180-200. Time of peace.

200-211. Persecution under Severus. Martyrdom of
St. Perpetua and others in Africa.

211-250. Time of peace, excepting--
235-237. Partial persecution under Maximinus.

250-253. Persecution under Decius. Martyrdom of
St. Fabian.

253-257 Time of peace. Disputes concerning the _lapsed_.

257-260. Persecution under Valerian. Martyrdom of
St. Cyprian.

260-303. Time of peace, excepting--
262. Persecution in the East under Macrianus.
275. Persecution threatened by Aurelian.

303-313. Persecution under Dioclesian, Galerius, and
Maximinus.

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