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Sidetrack Episode 4, The Plague of Cyprian and the Growth of Christianity.

Out of the blue came this disease, a thing, more frightful than any disaster whatever, the Anisius of Alexandria.

Welcome back to the History of the Papacy podcast.

I am, as always, Steve, your host for this podcast about the history of the Popes of Rome.

This is an installment of our sidetrack episodes, where we take a closer look at some

fascinating characters, events, and really anything else that is interesting, but somewhat

tangential to the direct story of the Popes of Rome we explore in the main episodes.

The opening quote by De Anacius, Bishop of Alexandria, really says it all.

In the past, plagues and pestilence just seemed to come out of nowhere.

Things would seemingly be fine one day, and then the next day people begin

to die where they stood. It is absolutely mind-boggling for me, growing up and living in a time

and place where epidemic disease is almost unheard of, to imagine a time where 30 or even 50% of my friends, family, and neighbors could be

dead within a few years' time. Everyone has heard stories at family reunions or around the fire

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