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Apology

First Apology

Year 155 CE
Tradition Late Antiquity
Era Imperial
Language Greek
“Αὐτοκράτορι Τίτῳ Αἰλίῳ Ἀδριανῷ Ἀντωνίνῳ Εὐσεβεῖ Καίσαρι Σεβαστῷ…”

Addressed to the emperor Antoninus Pius: a defence of the Christians, ending with an account of their washing and eucharist.