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Theodore of Mopsuestia on the Exorcism of the Cilicium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 August 2011

Johannes Quasten
Johannes Quasten
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Catholic University of America
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The mystagogical catecheses of Theodore of Mopsuestia which were published for the first time in the year 1933 by Mingana have enriched our knowledge of the Eastern Liturgy in an unexpected way. Investigations have been made concerning the Eucharistic service which he describes. The rite of Baptism which he presents is of no less importance, as we find the more we study its details.

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Harvard Theological Review , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , July 1942 , pp. 209 - 219
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Copyright © President and Fellows of Harvard College 1942

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