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Hieromartyr Dionysius the Great of Alexandria

Also known as Dionysius, Bishop of Alexandria

A convert and pupil of Origen who led the Alexandrian catechetical school and became Bishop of Alexandria, enduring persecution and guiding the Church through crisis.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints