Melitians
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melitians-234-18226205
title:
Melitians
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The Melitians, sometimes called the Church of the Martyrs, were an early Christian sect in Egypt. It was founded soon after the end of the Great Persecution (313) by Bishop Melitius of Lycopolis. It survived as a small group into the eighth century. The point on which they broke with the larger church was the same as that of the contemporary Donatists in the province of Africa: the ease with which lapsed Christians were received. The resultant division in the church of Egypt is known as the Meli
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Early Christian denomination
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melitians
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2024-03-11T21:15:29Z
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