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*1290 Jews expelled from England | *1290 Jews expelled from England | ||
*1492 [http://www.sephardicstudies.org/decree.html Jews expelled from Spain]; Muslims expelled soon after | *1492 [http://www.sephardicstudies.org/decree.html Jews expelled from Spain]; Muslims expelled soon after | ||
*1555 Peace of Augsburg: [[Holy Roman Empire]] adopts principle of "Cujus regio, ejus religio": subjects to follow the religion of the local ruler, Catholic or Lutheran, or else move | |||
Revision as of 03:00, 7 August 2012
BC
- 399 Athens executes Socrates on charges including introducing new gods
- c. 250 Indian Emperor Asoka declares freedom of religion but bans animal sacrifice
AD
- 313 Edict of Milan grants freedom of religion throughout the dominions of Emperors Constantine and Licinius (by the end of the year this covered the whole Roman Empire)
- 843 Most Chinese Buddhist monasteries closed by imperial decree
- 1215 Canon 3 of the fourth Lateran Council orders extermination of heretics; rulers failing to implement this to be excommunicated and their subjects absolved from their allegiance
- 1290 Jews expelled from England
- 1492 Jews expelled from Spain; Muslims expelled soon after
- 1555 Peace of Augsburg: Holy Roman Empire adopts principle of "Cujus regio, ejus religio": subjects to follow the religion of the local ruler, Catholic or Lutheran, or else move