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At any rate the synods of the sixth and seventh centuries, while fully recognizing the position of these former wives and according them even the formal designation of bishopess, priestess, deaconess, and subdeaconess (episcopissa, presbytera, diaconissa, subdiaconissa), laid down some very strict rules to guide their relations with their former husbands.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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[A] The word [Greek: presbytera], which is here translated
Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius 1839
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(virgo presbytera, by which he very probably means not a virgin advanced in years, but a deaconess) was held in high esteem.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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