Firmilian of Caesarea: source notes

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S03X S1: Letter 74 (among Cyprian’s letters) 25

• Source: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/050674.htm (public-domain English translation)
• Text: “disagreed with so many bishops throughout the whole world, breaking peace with each one of them in various kinds of discord: at one time with the eastern churches, as we are sure you know; at another time with yon who are in the south, from whom he received bishops as messengers sufficiently patiently and meekly not to receive them even to the speech of an ordinary conference; and even more, so mindful of love and ch …”
• Context: Firmilian, bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, writes to Cyprian against Stephen (256).
• Bears on: S03.3
• Status: verified (English)