Dioscorus

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Dioscorus: References & Edit History

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Boniface II
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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 27, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Oct 10, 2023
	Revised discussion of his doctrinal clashes in Alexandria.	Adam Zeidan	Oct 04, 2018
	Modified link of Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Dioscorus.	Surabhi Sinha	Mar 23, 2015
	Article revised and updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 16, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998