Zephyrinus
Americannoun
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It is confirmed no less by a member of the Church, Caius by name, a contemporary of Zephyrinus, Bishop of Rome.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen
But Zephyrinus himself was in course of time enticed away and hurried headlong into the same opinion; and he had Callistus as his adviser and fellow-champion of these wicked tenets.…
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen
Zahn acutely suggests that it was omitted in the time of Zephyrinus to counteract Monarchian teaching such as the formula: “believe in one God, Jesus Christ.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
Calixtus is said to have been entrusted with the government of the clergy, and set over the cemetery by Zephyrinus his predecessor, before he became bishop or pope.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
If he was a contemporary of Zephyrinus, he probably lived during the pontificate of that bishop of Rome, 199-217 A. D. The Phrygian heresy which Caius combated was Montanism; see below, § 25.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen
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