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Areopagite, Dionysius the, Saint

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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First century bishop and martyr, and an assessor of the Areopagus. He was converted by Saint Paul, c.50A.D. (Acts 17), and has been erroneously identified with Saint Denis of Paris, patron saint of France, the error persisting in various lists of the Saints, such as "Les Petits Bollandistes." Feast, October 9,.

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Entry for 'Areopagite, Dionysius the, Saint'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​a/areopagite-dionysius-the-saint.html. 1910.
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