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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 284 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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DIONYSIUS  , See also:

pope from 259 to 268 . To Dionysius, who was elected pope in 259 after the persecution of See also:Valerian, See also:fell the task of reorganizing the See also:Roman See also:church, which had fallen into See also:great disorder . At the protest of some of the faithful at See also:Alexandria, he demanded from the See also:bishop of Alexandria, also called Dionysius, explanations touching his See also:doctrine . He died on the 26th of See also:December 268 .

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