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Asterius (2)

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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was the teacher of Acacius, bishop of Befoea, whom he accompanied in 372 to Edessa, to summon thence the famous solitary St. Julian Sabbas, whose pupil he had been, to support the orthodox faith at Antioch during the persecution 'of the Catholics by Valens (Theodoret, Vet. Patr. p. 380).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Asterius (2)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/asterius-2.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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