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History of the Franks
St Gregory of Tours, tr. Dalton, 1927
Book 2, 4. Of the Persecution Set on Foot Under Athanaric
At that time the churches of God were assailed by many heresies, and against most of them divine vengeance was shown forth. For Athanaric, king of the Goths, began a great persecution, beheading many Christians after inflicting divers forms of suffering. For his shedding of the blood of the righteous this man who warred against the churches of God was by God’s instant judgement dethroned, and banished from his own country. But let us now return to the previous subject.