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1700 Yr- Old Letter Reveals How Christians Behaved in the Epidemic of Alexandria (St. Dionysius)
St. Dionysius the Great St. Dionysius the Great was Pope of Alexandria from 248 to 264. During that time, the Church of Alexandria suffered horrible persecution. Just as that was dying down, an epidemic broke out in the city, just as Pascha was approaching.…
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