Byzantine theology rejected battlefield death as martyrdom

Evidence

The idea that warriors fallen in battle could be considered martyrs was abhorrent to the Byzantine church, according to Ducellier, Chrétiens d’Orient et Islam, 193–94. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 1677

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 1677
• XREF: connects to: Medieval Christian theology could glorify enemy deaths as service to Christ