For what man is there who, although he may have become rich by toiling after the objects of this earth, has been able to make himself three cubits in stature, if he is naturally only of two cubits in stature? Or who, if blind, has by these means recovered his sight? Therefore we ought to direct our toils to a goal beyond the sun: for thither, too, do the exertions of the virtues reach.
Surviving excerpts from Dionysius of Alexandria’s writings, collected here as Containing Epistles, or Fragments of Epistles. Readers can examine passages preserved apart from their original complete works. Topics include martyrdom, baptism, and the soul.
Dionysius of Alexandria discusses judgment, creation, and the soul in Containing Various Sections of the Works. The opening subject is “part i.-containing various sections of the works.”
Correspondence from the collected letters of Dionysius of Alexandria: Newly discovered letters to the Popes Stephen and Xystus. Topics include baptism and the Holy Spirit.
Read On the Reception of the Lapsed to Penitence from the writings collected under Dionysius of Alexandria’s name. The opening subject is “vii.-on the reception of the lapsed to penitence. 1.”
