“If anyone disobey the things which have been said by Him
(Christ) through us, let them know that they will involve
themselves in transgression and in no small danger” (59, 1).
Themes for study:
The pontificates of Sts. Linus and Cletus;
The Flavian Christians;
The Domitian persecution;
The pontificate and epistle of St. Clement.
Further reading:
The Catholic Encyclopaedia (1911, vols. IV, pp.54-55; IX, pp.
272-273);
Warren H. Carroll, The Founding of Christendom (A History of
Christendom), Vol. 1, Christendom Press, 1985, pp. 447-451;
Eusebius, The History of the Church, Penguin Classics, 1989, Book
III, 13-20;
Fernard Hayward, A History of the Popes, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.,
1931, pp. 18-20.
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