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[[File:The imperial army besieges Samosata.jpg|thumb|395x395px|The Byzantine attack on Samosata in 859, in which Paulician rebels fought with Arabs to defend the city]]
'''Paulicianism''' was a 7th century [[Proto-protestantism|pre-protestant]] sect founded by the lay-preacher, [[Constantine-Silvanus]], in [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] [[Armenia]]. Adherents called themselves '''Good Christians''' but were eventually labelled [[Heresy|heretical]] by Byzantine authorities, resulting in a fierce and severe persecution.

Paulicians were accused of being [[Dualism in cosmology|dualists]], [[Satanism|satanists]] and [[iconoclasts]] by Byzantine Catholic authorities as well as being branded as [[Judaism|Jews]], [[Manicheaism|Manicheans]] and later [[Muslims]]. What is known of their actual theology can be found in the Paulician treatise known as ''[[The Key of Truth (book)|The Key of Truth]]'', which speaks against icons, [[Paedobaptism|infant baptism]] and the established Byzantine Church. The book's teachings have been compared to modern [[Baptists|Baptist theology]].

The Paulicians are included in the [[Baptist successionism|line of Baptist Churches]] within the pseudo-historical [[Landmarkism|Landmarkist]] conspiracy theory.

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