“The business of the Christian is nothing else than to be ever preparing for death”
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Irenaeus
Irenaeus was a Greek bishop in the second century, 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 opposing Gnostic interpretations of Christian Scripture and defending orthodoxy. Originating from Smyrna, he had seen and heard the preaching of Polycarp, who in turn was sai…
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culture · 2nd-century Greek bishop and Church Father · Christian theologian · presbyter · philosopher · bishop · also Irenaeus, Irenæus, Irenaeus of Lyon
Born 0130 · Died 1 January 0202 · Q182123
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2026· 2 entries
“One should not seek among others the truth that can be easily gotten from the Church. For in her, as in a rich treasury, the apostles have placed all that pertains to truth, so that everyone can drink this beverage of life. She is the door of life.”
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1945· 1 entry
Against Heresies was the best-surviving description of Gnosticism
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1872· 1 entry
As part of the Library of the Fathers series
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0202· 1 entry
Died 0202-01-01.
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0130· 1 entry
Born 0130.
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