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LXVIII. PONTIUS THE DEACON ontius, deacon of Cyprian, endured exile with him up to the day of his death,1 and left an important volume , On the Life and Passion of Cyprian.2 notes 1. Exiled in 257 to Curubis (Korfa) in Tunisia, Cyprian died by beheading on September 14, 258. 2. Vita Cypriani auctore Pontio Diacono, the first Christian biography; see CPL 52; M. Pellegrino, Vita e Morte, Verba Seniorum 3 (Alba, 1955); Ch. Mohrmann, A. A. R. Bastiaensen, and L. Canali, edd., ViSa 3 (1975): 1–49; for English trans., see ANF 5, 267–74, and FOTC 15, 3–24, trans. M. M. Müller and R. J. Deferrari. Studies of the Vita include J. Aronen, “Indebtedness to Passio Perpetuae in Pontius’ Vita Cypriani,” VigChr 38 (1984): 67–76; G. Lomiento, “La Bibbia nella compositio della Vita Cypriani di Ponzio,” VetChr 5 (1968): 23–60. references Q 2, 340–41, 345–46, 349 — CPL 52 — EECh 2, 702, V. Saxer — LThK 8, 616, S. Martin LXIX. DIONYSIUS THE BISHOP ionysius, bishop of the city of Alexandria,1 as a presbyter directed the school of catechetics, kathchvsewn,2 at the time of Heraclas,3 and was a most distinguished student of Origen.4 2. In agreement with the teaching of Cyprian and of the synod of Africa on baptizing heretics,5 he sent to various recipients numerous letters, which survive down to the present day. 3. In particular, he wrote To Fabius, bishop of the church of Antioch, On Penance;6 98 ST. JEROME ...

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