St. Dionysius

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Died:
December 26, 268, Rome
Title / Office:
pope (259-268)

St. Dionysius (born, Greece?—died December 26, 268, Rome; feast day December 6) was the pope from 259/260 to December 26, 268. While a presbyter during the pontificate of Pope Stephen I (254–257), he took part in the controversy on rebaptism of converts and received an appeal from St. Dionysius the Great, bishop of Alexandria, to avoid a break between Rome and the Asian churches. Although Pope Stephen I did not de-escalate the tensions over this theological controversy, his successor, Pope Sixtus II, was likely influenced by Bishop Dionysius of Alexandria and adopted a more conciliatory attitude of tolerance regarding the ...(100 of 288 words)