/ · 1894 Brewer’s · D · Diocletian
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The Roman Emperor, noted for his fierce persecution of the Christians, 303. The Emperor Constantine, on the other hand, was the “nursing father” of the Church.
“To make the Church’s glory shine,
Should Diocletian reign, not Constantine.”
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Crabbe: Borough.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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