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Zephyrinus

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[zef-uh-rahy-nuhs] / ˌzɛf əˈraɪ nəs /

noun

  1. Saint, pope a.d. 198?–217.


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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

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

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

After some years, he was placed in charge of the cemetery by the bishop or pope, Zephyrinus, and at his death, some time later, by skilful intrigues he succeeded in obtaining the bishopric itself.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 06, April, 1858 by Various

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

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