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    Elders (Presbyters) and deacons in the Alexandrian Church

    Similarly, also, in the Church, the elders attend to the department which has improvement for its object; and the deacons to the ministerial.

    Clement of Alexandria
    The Stromata, Book VII
    Chapter I

    Format QuotePosted on May 15, 2016Author davidkarleCategories Ante-Nicene FathersTags Church, Clement of Alexandria, Holy Orders, Tradition

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