{"product_id":"the-writings-of-dionysius-9781643733944","title":"The Writings of Dionysius","description":"\u003cp\u003e[a.d. 200-265.] The great Origen had twin children in Gregory and Dionysius. Their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elives ran in parallel lines, and are said to have ended on the same day; and nobly did they\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esustain the dignity and orthodoxy of the pre-eminent school which was soon to see its bright\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epeculiar star in Athanasius. Dionysius is supposed to have been a native of Alexandria, of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eheathen parentage, and of a family possessed of wealth and honourable rank. Early in life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe seems to have been brought under the influence of certain presbyters; and a voice seemed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto speak to him in a vision607 encouraging him to \"prove all things, and hold fast that which\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis good.\" We find him at the feet of Origen a diligent pupil, and afterwards, as a presbyter, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esucceeding Heraclas (a.d. 232) as the head of the school, sitting in Origen's seat. For about\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efifteen years he further illuminated this illustrious chair; and then, in ripe years, about a.d.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e246, he succeeded Heraclas again as bishop of Alexandria, at that time, beyond all comparison, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe greatest and the most powerful See of Christendom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lighthouse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50406165250322,"sku":"9781643733944","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f82a3e6e-774a-457f-b05d-8c33fac04924.jpg?v=1729219242","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-writings-of-dionysius-9781643733944","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}