St. Dionysius

St. Dionysius (born, Greece?—died December 26, 268, Rome; feast day December 6) was the pope from 259/260 to December 26, 268. While a presbyter during the pontificate of Pope Stephen I (254–257), he took part in the controversy on rebaptism of converts and received an appeal from St. Dionysius the Great, bishop of Alexandria, to avoid a break between Rome and the Asian churches. Although Pope Stephen I did not de-escalate the tensions over this...