Of Saint Dionysius

Armed with the firmness of faith in Almighty God, who helps and accompanies him everywhere, he established a church there according to his power, since at that time he was still a new convert to our Lord Lord original: "κῷ" (kō), a Nomen Sacrum abbreviation for "Kyriō". Jesus Christ. This church he raised up, and he again enlightened a new people there—taught in the truth of the Gospel—with holy baptism. While this blessed man established the multitude in pious teachings day and night, the people of Christ were redeemed from the throat of the Ancient Enemy A common epithet for the Devil.. Those whom Beliar Beliar original: "βέλιαρ" (Beliar). A name for the devil or a personification of wickedness, derived from Hebrew. had previously dragged down, the saint strove to send worthily to the heavens through faith. I say then, the fame of his holiness again poured out to great length and breadth, so that no small gathering of the faithful people glorified him as worthy to have as their Bishop original: "ἐπίσκοπον" (episkopon), meaning overseer or spiritual leader of a city..

o Thus, after these things, when the priestly rank had been distributed through divine services, and having sanctified and approved certain persons as being worthy, he raised them to his own rank. But our Lord Jesus Christ, not allowing the fame of the most blessed man Dionysius Dionysius to be hidden, set his light to shine like a ray in the minds of the unbelievers, like a lamp placed upon a lampstand A biblical allusion to Matthew 5:15, suggesting his works were too great to remain secret.. He deemed it worthy that so many miracles and powers should occur through him that he proved the hearts of the hostile nations to be no less moved than those already being evangelized; so that from these very powers and...