Bible Encyclopedia: Being a Deacon

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Whether it is Part of a Deacon's Duty to Baptize?
... hand; as appears from the authority of Gelasius quoted above. And it was
thus that Blessed Laurence, being but a deacon, baptized. ...
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Letter ii. To the Deacon Aurelius.
... Sulpitius Severus to Aurelius the Deacon sendeth greeting," [53]. ... while I aim at
and strive after such lofty steps, suddenly wake up; and, being roused from ...
/.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /letter ii to the deacon.htm

The Council of Constance (Ad 1414-1418)
... Then they took away the tokens of his being a deacon, and so they stripped him of
his other orders, one after another; and when at last they had turned him ...
/.../chapter xxiv the council of.htm

Epistle viii. To Boniface, Deacon.
... Gregory to Boniface, Deacon at Constantinople [236 ... as to seem to have no admixture
of benignity, we took care so to order the matter for the time being (as the ...
/.../the epistles of saint gregory the great/epistle viii to boniface deacon.htm

Of Serapion the Deacon on Whose Account John Becomes Odious to his ...
... Being such in disposition and manners, and promoted to the episcopacy, John was
led to ... Serapion, a deacon of his retinue, led him to alienate their minds still ...
/.../chapter iv of serapion the deacon.htm

"Being Accustomed to Eat Fish at the Time of Easter...
... "Being accustomed to eat fish at the time of Easter, he enquired a little before
the hour for refreshment, whether it was in readiness. Then Cato, the deacon, ...
/.../life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter x being accustomed to.htm

Epistle xx. To Honoratus, Deacon of Salona.
... To Honoratus, Deacon of Salona ... the ornaments [1320] , either those of thine own church,
or such as have been collected from various churches, are being now kept ...
/.../the epistles of saint gregory the great/epistle xx to honoratus deacon.htm

Catechetical Instruction.
... who presided over the Church [79] :" and S. Augustine's Treatise, De Catechizandis
Rudibus, was addressed to Deogratias, who being a Deacon at Carthage, and ...
/.../cyril/lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/chapter ii catechetical instruction.htm

That no Bishop, Presbyter or Deacon Should be a "Conductor...
... as much. Let not him be a deacon, who is made a deacon being under
twenty-five. And let not readers salute the people. This canon ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xvi that no bishop.htm

Letter cxix. To Maximus, Bishop of Antioch, by the Hand of Marian ...
... was brought me by our sons, Marian the presbyter and Olympius the deacon, and which ...
of priests, and frequently inform us by your reports what is being done for ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/letter cxix to maximus bishop.htm

Topical Bible Verses

1 Timothy 3:8
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
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Philippians 1:1
Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
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