Of the Sufferings of the Christians in Persia, in the Year 628

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Of the Sufferings of the Christians in Persia, in the Year 628

OF THE SUFFERINGS OF THE CHRISTIANS IN PERSIA, AND HOW AFTERWARDS MANY OF THEM WERE DELIVERED FROM IMPRISONMENT, IN THE YEAR 628

Continuing his account, the author mentioned above finally speaks of the year 628, for which, at the beginning, he records these words: "About this time the Christians had to suffer much in Persia also." He then relates that the Emperor Heraclius, having come into Persia, set free many of the imprisoned Christians. The number, however, of those who suffered, as well as of those who were delivered from imprisonment, is not stated, and so we can add no further explanation. Chron., page 221, from Hist. Eccl. Hedio., book 5, chapters 18 and 19.

Whatever further explanation is necessary concerning the imprisonment and the sufferings of these Christians in Persia, and how far we recognize them, must be looked for in the preceding notice.