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MELETIUS OF LYCOPOLIS (4th century) , founder of the sect known after him as the " Meletians," or as the " Church of the Martyrs," in the district
Egypt
penance for their infidelity. Meletius, after regaining his freedom, held his ground and drew around him many supporters, extending his influence even so far away as Palestine. He ordained 29 bishops and encroached upon Peter's jurisdiction . The Council of Nicaea in 325 upheld the bishops, but Meletius was allowed to remain bishop
separate
See Achelis in Herzog
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