Prześladowanie chrześcijan w czasach panowania cesarza Licyniusza

Katarzyna Maria Dźwigała

doi:10.18778/1644-857X.22.02.10

Authors

Katarzyna Maria Dźwigała Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8548-3923

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1644-857X.22.02.10

Keywords:

Licinius, Constantine, persecution of Christians, Eusebius of Caesarea

Abstract

Licinius was a ruler whose attitude towards Christians changed over the years. First, he guaranteed freedom of religion to them; then, he persecuted them. This article aims to analyse how these persecutions are described by sources originating from the period during or shortly after the reign of Licinius. The analysis of the sources shows that the details of the persecution under Licinius are known only from the works of Eusebius of Caesarea. However, although he portrays Licinius in a negative light only to justify the war between him and Constantine, other sources confirm that there was indeed persecution though limited in scope under Licinius.

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Author Biography

Katarzyna Maria Dźwigała, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw

Dr. Katarzyna Maria Dźwigała – Assistant Professor in the Institute of History at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw.

Research interests: Late Antiquity, especially the times of emperor Constantine.

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