Persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another individual or group. The most common forms are religious persecution, racism, and political persecution, though there is naturally some overlap between these terms.

Peter Waldo (/ ˈ w ɔː l d oʊ, ˈ w ɒ l-/; c. 1140 – c. 1205; also Valdo, Valdes, Waldes; French: Pierre Vaudès, de Vaux, Latin: Petrus Waldus, Valdus) was the leader of the Waldensians, a Christian spiritual movement of the Middle Ages.. The tradition that his first name was "Peter" can only be traced back to the fourteenth century. This has caused some historians, such as Jana ...

Blandine de Lyon est une jeune esclave chrétienne de Lugdunum qui fut martyrisée durant le mois de juillet 177 sous l'empereur Marc Aurèle.. Sainte, elle est fêtée le 2 juin (synaxe de tous les martyrs de Lyon, jour de la mort du premier d'entre eux l'évêque, Pothin, selon l'usage occidental), le 25 juillet (Blandine seule, usage oriental), le 8 août (commémoration des quatre derniers ...