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Emperor of the Roman Empire for two years, lived from 53 to 117
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Was excommunicated from the church of Rome due to heresy
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Martyr taught the connection between philosophy and theology.
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teacher and theologian, was the most prolific author in antiquity. Died in 251
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Emperor of Rome from 253 to 260, Valerian ruled over an
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First bishop of France, was martyred. Died in 258
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ordered that all churches be torn down, Bibles burnt, and clergy tortured.
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Catherine was a scholar and virgin martyred in Alexandria Celebrated in the East and West, Catherine was a popular object of devotion in the Middle Ages.
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The most prominent champion of orthodoxy against Arianism,
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King of the Visigoths, first Teutonic ruler to successfully invade Rome.
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Was made patriarch of Constantinople in 428. When he was a monk in Antioch, Nestorius had gained a reputation for his vehement style, and shortly after his consecration he caused offense when he preached against the title Theotokos.
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Gelasius became pope in 492 and was the first to assume the
title “Vicar of Christ.” He is one of the great architects of papal
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The Greek-educated Boethius served the Ostrogothic court at
Ravenna. Because he disagreed with Arianism, he was charged with treason and imprisoned in 522. -
Crowned co-empress in 527, Theodora was as active and interested in Christian theology as was her husband, Justinian.
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Recared was king of the Visigoths in Spain.
