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== A Dictionary of Early Christian Biography <ref name="term_14538" /> == | == A Dictionary of Early Christian Biography <ref name="term_14538" /> == | ||
<p> Collyridians. Under this name [[Epiphanius]] (Haer. 79) assails certain women who had brought from [[Thrace]] into [[Arabia]] the practice of performing on certain days rites in honour of the Blessed [[Virgin]] the chief being the offering of a cake (κολλυÏá½·Ï‚) and the partaking of it by the worshippers. Epiphanius condemns their conduct because (a) women ought not to offer sacrifice and (b) | <p> Collyridians. Under this name [[Epiphanius]] (Haer. 79) assails certain women who had brought from [[Thrace]] into [[Arabia]] the practice of performing on certain days rites in honour of the Blessed [[Virgin]] the chief being the offering of a cake (κολλυÏá½·Ï‚) and the partaking of it by the worshippers. Epiphanius condemns their conduct because (a) women ought not to offer sacrifice and (b) Mary is to be honoured God only to be worshipped. The name Collyris (or kindred forms) is to be found in the [[Lxx]] translation of Lev_7:12; Lev_8:26; 2Sa_6:19 and the word passed thence into the Latin versions. </p> <p> [[[G.S.]]] </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_33726" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_33726" /> == | ||
