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Serapion (2)

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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By way of supplement we add the following bearers of that name: (1), eighth bishop of Antioch, successor of Maximus, and opponent of the Montanists; mentioned by Eusebius, Hist. Eccles. 5:19, 22; (2), a martyr by the name of Serapion is mentioned by Eusebius, 4:41, said to have suffered martyrdom under Decius at Alexandria; (3), a third one by the same name is mentioned by Eusebius, 4:44, as belonging to the lapsi (q.v.); (4), another Serapion is mentioned by Cassian in Collat. 10:2, See Sozom. 8:11; Schrockh, 8:451; Gieseler, 1:2, 244; Plitt-Herzog, Real-Encyklop. s.v. (B.P.)

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Serapion (2)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/serapion-2.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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