Apologeticus

About “Apologeticus”

Apologeticus is a text attributed to Tertullian according to Christian tradition, consisting of apologetic and polemic writing in which he defends Christianity, demanding legal toleration and that Christians be treated like other sects of the Roman Empire. It contains the phrase later rendered as "the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church." (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)