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Post-Nicene · AD 400–500
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PRIESTHOOD
c. AD 400
Augustine of Hippo
Ordination, like baptism, cannot be repeated — both are sacraments given once
PRIESTHOOD
c. AD 595
Gregory the Great
Simony — purchasing holy orders or church office — is a grave sin
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