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To Domitius and Didymus

Dionysius of Alexandria

Section 1

About this work

Author: Dionysius of Alexandria

1. But it would be a superfluous task for

me

to

mention

by

name

our

(

martyr

)

friends

,

who

are

numerous

and

at

the

same

time

unknown

to

you

.

Only

understand

that

they

include

men

and

women

,

both

young

men

and

old

,

both

maidens

and

aged

matrons

,

both

soldiers

and

private

citizens

,

—

every

class

and

every

age

,

of

whom

some

have

suffered

by

stripes

and

fire

,

and

some

by

the

sword

,

and

have

won

the

victory

and

received

their

crowns

.

In

the

case

of

others

,

however

,

even

a

very

long

lifetime

has

not

proved

sufficient

to

secure

their

appearance

as

men

acceptable

to

the

Lord

;

as

indeed

in

my

own

case

too

,

that

sufficient

time

has

not

shown

itself

up

to

the

present

.

Wherefore

He

has

preserved

me

for

another

convenient

season

,

of

which

He

knows

Himself

,

as

He

says

:

“

In

an

acceptable

time

have

I

heard

thee

,

and

in

a

day

of

salvation

have

I

helped

thee

.

”

Notes

2
Isa. xlix. 8.