And the struggle that happened there between Donatism, Rogatism and the Christianity of Roman Popes just around 380-420 AD.
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The city was a stronghold of Donatism and in 411, a Donatist bishop was sent from Bagai to the Council of Carthage.
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In this province Donatism challenged the Roman Church, that was the main local religion after Constantine, while Setifis was a center of Mithraism.
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Donatism was an indirect outcome of Diocletian's the Africa province had been lenient towards the large Christian minority under his rule during the persecutions.
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However, the role of the laity has never been a sacramental one, and the teaching of the church regarding the validity of the Donatism ).
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Long negotiations lasted until finally the Catholics declared Donatism a heresy in 405, though general tolerance persisted until the ban became enforced late in the 6th century.
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So bloody was the persecution of the Donatists that Augustine, who had been one of the leaders in condemning Donatism as a heresy, protested at their treatment.
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In 361 or 362, the Emperor Julian decided to grant an edict of tolerance to all Christian sects banned by Contance which gave him new momentum to Donatism.
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Prophetic movements in particular can be traced throughout the Christian Church's history, in expressions such as Montanism, Novatianism, Donatism, Franciscanism, Quietism and Pietism.
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Libya was early to convert to Nicene Christianity and was the home of Pope Victor I; however, Libya was a hotbed for early heresies such as Arianism and Donatism.
