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The Early Church Fathers on Women Clergy

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Dodasculi of Three Six One Through Two

In the early church that women did hold deaconess roles. In 325 the council of ny see of the first council you have in canon 19 says similarly in regard to the deaconesses as with all who are enrolled in the register the same procedure is to be observed. There were also female disciples among us Mary of Magdala Mary the daughter of Jacob and the other Mary he did not however send them out with us to teach the people for if it had been necessary that women should teach then our teacher being Jesus would have directed them to instruct us instructing them along with us.

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