Minucius Felix

[ mi-noo-shee-uhs fee-liks, -shuhs, -nyoo- ]

noun

Marcus, Roman writer of the 2nd century a.d. whose dialogue Octavius is the earliest known work of Latin-Christian literature.

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Hence, according to Minucius Felix, the title given them of lucifugaces.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 3 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
The same preposterous calumny, with many others, is alluded to by Minucius Felix.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 | Various
Yet I seldom rise from the perusal of his works without repeating or recollecting the excellent observation of Minucius Felix.
Literary Remains (1) | Coleridge
Cf. Minucius Felix, 26, 11: "Hostanes daemonas prodidit terrenos vagos humanitatis inimicos."
The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism | Franz Cumont
Anyway Minucius Felix may be said to stand alone in denouncing the symbol of the cross as non-Christian.
The Non-Christian Cross | John Denham Parsons

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