In 565, a religious leader was arrested for defying an emperor's theological decree
When Emperor Justinian I attempted to force a controversial new doctrine upon the church in 565, the Patriarch of Constantinople chose the risk of arrest over compromising his theological convictions.
In early 565, Patriarch Eutychius of Constantinople was violently arrested while officiating at a service. The conflict arose when Emperor Justinian I, seeking to unify his empire, ordered the adoption of Aphthartodocetism, a belief that the body of Christ was incorruptible and incapable of suffering.
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