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The Great Cloud of Witnesses · The Martyrs' Church

Dionysius of Alexandria

?–264

Early Church voice, d. ~264

The life

Dionysius of Alexandria (d. ~264). Early Church voice from the church's historical commentary tradition, present in MannaFest's quote pool with source citations. Full profile pending.

In their own words

  • “First, then, they seized an old man of the name of Metras, and commanded him to utter words of impiety; and as he refused, they beat his body with clubs, and lacerated his face and eyes with sharp reeds, and then dragged him off to …”

    Epistle III.-To Fabius Bishop of Antioch · on the verse

  • “There is, besides, another John mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, with the surname Mark, whom Barnabas and Paul attached to themselves as companion, and of whom again it is said: "And they had also John to their minister." But whether this is the …”

    Containing Various Sections of the Works, On the Authorship of Revelation · on the verse

  • “In these things, therefore, let every one who approaches God be of a good conscience, and of a proper confidence, so far as his own judgment is concerned. And I, for my part, have thus set forth my opinions in public, not as a teacher, …”

    Containing Various Sections of the Works, Canon IV · on the verse