stackyFACTSPioneering a massive religious movement is dangerous, but being the very first to get absolutely utterly legally dismantled by your own side is a rough milestone.
Pioneering a massive religious movement is dangerous, but being the very first to get absolutely utterly legally dismantled by your own side is a rough milestone. He advocated for intense asceticism and private theological study, which vastly infuriated the highly wealthy mainstream bishops. They successfully lobbied an emperor to have him permanently removed via sword, completely setting a gruesome historical precedent.
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