Eleutherius
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Under Bishop Eleutherius, to whom Hedda succeeded, the kingdom of Wessex was still but a single diocese.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Sergeant, Philip Walsingham
He prayed in like manner for Britain, that the successful work of another Pope, St. Eleutherius, might be extended even to its four seas.
From Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by Newman, John Henry
This year Eleutherius succeeded to the popedom, and held it fifteen years; and in the same year Lucius, king of the Britons, sent and begged baptism of him.
From The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by Ingram, J. H. (James Henry)
St. Irenaeus was near his glorious end; St. Eleutherius, of memory dear to Britain, had just closed his pontificate by martyrdom, and St. Victor sat in his place.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
He may mean by it minister or manager, and may design to indicate that Eleutherius was the most prominent official personage under Anicetus, occupying the position afterwards held by the archdeacon.
From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)
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