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And there the persecution began , by his sending forth an order that all who would not serve the gods of Rome should lose their offices ; that their property should be seized , and , if they were persons of rank , they should lose their rank . But when the persecution began , when the days of long forced marches , of hunger , of cold , of rain came , some of those people began to desert . But droughts and persecutions came , and it took many years to meet the obligation . Hence a severe persecution began , and many worthy persons were martyred for serving God with purity , and scorning the trappings of idolatry . The old ways of the period of persecution had , it is plain , become not only familiar but dear to the body of the faithful . In a sense it did-but persecution persisted , only now without the restraints of religion . Religious persecution continued , as did concern that unchecked religious practice was a threat to social stability . However , persecution continued , notably in Alaska , which was exempted from the Bald Eagle Protection Act and maintained a bounty on bald eagles . Thus , as long as persecution continued , the church remained comparatively pure . Persecution began , and Angiolillo fled from Italy to Spain , thence to France and Belgium , finally settling in England .