Galerius
c. 258 CE–c. 311 CE · Sofia
Galerius was the eastern Augustus of the Tetrarchy and is identified in the contemporary Christian sources (notably Lactantius) as the principal instigator of the Diocletianic ("Great") Persecution of Christians, which Diocletian launched, reportedly at Galerius's urging, beginning in 303. Gravely ill near the end of his life, in April 311 he issued the Edict of Serdica (Edict of Toleration), which formally ended the persecution and granted Christians legal recognition (religio licita) to practice their religion. He died days later, in early May 311 (traditionally 5 May), shortly after the edict was promulgated.
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Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Angelo Roncalli, the future John XXIII, served as apostolic visitor and delegate to Bulgaria (based in Sofia) in the 1920s-30s.
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