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Or, slightly later, Proterius, the pro-Chalcedonian patriarch of
Alexandria murdered by Monophysites in 457. Best, John Dillon
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From: John Briggs <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, November 26, 2004 2:05 pm
Subject: Re: saints of the day 26. November
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
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> Phyllis Jestice wrote:
> >
> > Today (26. November) is the feast day of:
> >
> > Peter of Alexandria (d. 311) Peter was head of the Alexandrian
> > catechetical school before becoming patriarch in 300. He fought
> > Arianism and Origenism and of course Diocletian's persecution. P.
> > eventually went into hiding thanks to the last of these threats,
> only> to have the bishop of Lycopolis start to encroach on his
> see. So P.
> > went back to Alexandria when the persecutions were suspended,
> only to
> > have them start up again under Emperor Maximin. P. was arrested and
> > executed---the last martyr killed in Alexandria.
>
> Unless you count Hypatia, of course.
>
> John Briggs
>
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