"Virtue cannot be separated into male and female. ... The difference is one of bodies not of souls."
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Theodoret of Cyrus, as cited in The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity (2012), p. 106
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Theodoret of Cyrus (or Cyrrhus) (Greek: Θεοδώρητος Κύρρου) (c. 393 – c. 458/466) was an influential author, theologian, and Christian bishop of Cyrrhus, Syria (423–457). He played a pivotal role in many early Byzantine church controversies that led to various ecumenical acts and schisms. He is considered blessed or a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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