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St Jerome, NPNF II.3; with Gennadius’ continuation

Jerome, 118. Lucius the bishop

Lucius,¹ bishop of the Arian party after Athanasius, held the bishopric of the church at Alexandria, until the thee of the Emperor Theodosius, by whom he was deposed. Certain festal epistles of his, On the passover are extant, and a few short works of Miscellaneous propositions.

Notes

Lucius bishop of Samosata, at Alexandria 373, deposed 378.