{"product_id":"the-writings-of-dionysius-dionysius-of-alexandria-9781643733944","title":"The Writings of Dionysius","description":"\u003cp\u003e[a.d. 200-265.] The great Origen had twin children in Gregory and Dionysius. Their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elives ran in parallel lines, and are said to have ended on the same day; and nobly did they\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esustain the dignity and orthodoxy of the pre-eminent school which was soon to see its bright\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epeculiar star in Athanasius. Dionysius is supposed to have been a native of Alexandria, of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eheathen parentage, and of a family possessed of wealth and honourable rank. Early in life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe seems to have been brought under the influence of certain presbyters; and a voice seemed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto speak to him in a vision607 encouraging him to \"prove all things, and hold fast that which\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis good.\" We find him at the feet of Origen a diligent pupil, and afterwards, as a presbyter, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esucceeding Heraclas (a.d. 232) as the head of the school, sitting in Origen's seat. For about\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efifteen years he further illuminated this illustrious chair; and then, in ripe years, about a.d.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e246, he succeeded Heraclas again as bishop of Alexandria, at that time, beyond all comparison, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe greatest and the most powerful See of Christendom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dionysius Of Alexandria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 164373394X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643733944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lighthouse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d","brand":"Dionysius Of Alexandria","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44716325699839,"sku":"9781643733944","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e3c10bd-f172-4fd1-b0e7-beda2e992041.jpg?v=1705681888","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-writings-of-dionysius-dionysius-of-alexandria-9781643733944","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}