Irenaeus
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title:
Irenaeus
text:
Irenaeus was a Greek bishop noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christian communities in the southern regions of present-day France and, more widely, for the development of Christian theology by combating heterodox or Gnostic interpretations of Scripture as heresy and defining proto-orthodoxy. Originating from Smyrna, he had seen and heard the preaching of Polycarp, who in turn was said to have heard John the Evangelist, and thus was the last-known living connection with the Apostles. Ch
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2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irenaeus
date created:
2001-12-19T15:24:28Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T14:37:01Z
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