"It is a horrid abomination to see in Christian temples a painted image either of Christ or of any saint."
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Epistle to Hieron, as cited by John Calvin in Institutes of the Christian Religion
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Epiphanius of Salamis
Epiphanius of Salamis (Ἐπιφάνιος, c. 310-320 – 403) was bishop of Salamis, Cyprus, at the end of the 4th century. He is considered a saint and a Church Father by both the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.
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