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Saint Paul and Saint Peter were persecuted under Emperor Nero
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Saint John was persecuted under Emperor Domitian
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Many were persecuted under Emperor Trajan
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St Polycarp, St Justine and St Cecilia were persecuted under Emperor Marcus Aurelius
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St Irenaeus was persecuted under Emperor Septimus Severus St Irenaeus, the noble Perpetua and her slave Felicitas are the martyrs in this persecution
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Many were persecuted under Emperor Maximinus the Thracian
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Many were persecuted under Emperor Decius
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Many were persecuted under Emperor Valerian
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Many were persecuted under Emperor Aurelian
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Many were persecuted under Diocletian and Galerius St Lawrence, Pope Stephen, Tarcisius, Sebastian, Agnes, Lucy and Catherine of Alexandria all suffered martyr in this fianl persecution.