Christianity in the Sassanid Empire developed against the large and powerful Zoroastrian and Manichaean faith traditions as well. The relationship between these three groups was not always friendly and we will see the beginnings of persecution in the Sassanid Empire.
Links:
Image: Zoroaster from Raphael’s School of Athens
Wikipedia article on Zoroastrianism
Wikipedia article on Manichaeism
About the martyrdom of Qndyr’/Candida
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