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Tag: Who was Irenaeus?
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Irenaeus
St Irenaeus (130 – 202) was born into a Christian family at Smyrna in Turkey. His faith was influenced by the writings of John the Evangelist through his teachers. He was Bishop of Lugdunum (Lyon, France) at the time of his death. Although little is known about his life, his respected writings were formative to…