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Irenaeus Quotes

b. 202 Greece

Irenaeus (early 2nd century – c. AD 202), also referred to as Saint Irenaeus, was Bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul, then a part of the Roman Empire (now Lyon, France).

Greece
Theologians

Also known as: Irenaeus of Lyon, Irenaeus of Lyons

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It is not necessary to seek truth among others which it is easy to obtain from the Church.

For the glory of God is the living man, and the life of man is the vision of God.

"The business of the Christian is nothing else than to be ever preparing for death"

Polycarp replied to Marcion, who met him on one occasion, and said, "Do you know me?" "I do know thee, first-born of Satan." Such was the horror of the apostles and their disciples had against holding even verbal communication with any corrupters of the truth.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Irenaeus (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.