Telesphorus
Americannoun
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Ours was that anchoret Telesphorus, who ordered the more strict observance of the fast of Lent established by the Apostles.
From Ten Reasons Proposed to His Adversaries for Disputation in the Name of the Faith and Presented to the Illustrious Members of Our Universities by Campion, Edmund
Bunsen has justly remarked that, "with Telesphorus the most obscure period of the Roman Church terminates."
From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)
Its early episcopal succession a riddle, 331 Martyrdom of Telesphorus, 332 Heresiarchs in Rome, ib.
From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)
Is it possible that Telesphorus was put to death in Rome under the mild and gentle reign of such a man?
From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by Reber, George
"And Adrian being now in the twelfth year of his reign, Xystus, who had now completed the tenth year of his episcopate, was succeeded by Telesphorus."
From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by Reber, George
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