Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. III, 1949 Heresies & schisms

Colliridiani

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COLLIRIDIANI. - Under this name St. Epiphanius condemned certain women who had introduced from Thrace into Arabia the practice of particular rites in honor of the Virgin Mary, the main element of which consisted in the sacrifice of a loaf, which the women offerers then divided among themselves. Epiphanius censures their conduct for the double reason that women must not take upon themselves the task of offering a sacrifice, and because the Virgin is to be honored, but sacrifice is due to God alone (cf. St. Epiphanius, Haeres., 78, 79).

Mario Scaduto

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), col. 1985.

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Scaduto, Mario. “Colliridiani.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, col. 1985. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/colliridiani.

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Scaduto, Mario. “Colliridiani.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 1985. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/colliridiani.

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@incollection{ec3_colliridiani,
  author    = {Scaduto, Mario},
  title     = {Colliridiani},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {III},
  pages     = {1985},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/colliridiani}
}

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