Saint Pinytus ( el, Άγιος Πινυτός), a Greek by birth, was Bishop of

Knossos Knossos (also Cnossos, both pronounced ; grc, Κνωσός, Knōsós, ; Linear B: ''Ko-no-so'') is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and has been called Europe's oldest city. Settled as early as the Neolithic period, the na ...

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in the late 2nd century. Not much is known about his life but it is known that Pinytus was looked up to by Eusebius of Caesarea, who said that he was one of the foremost ecclesiastical writers of his time. Pinytus was in constant contact with

Dionysius of Corinth Dionysius of Corinth, also known as Saint Dionysius, was the bishop of Corinth in about the year 171. His feast day is commemorated on April 8. Date The date is established by the fact that he wrote to Pope Soter. Eusebius in his ''Chronicle'' ...

and it seemed the two had disagreements. Dionysius, it appears, wrote to the Pinytus asking him not to impose too strict a yoke of chastity upon his brethren and to keep in mind the weakness of the average people. But Pinytus was unmoved by this counsel and replied that Dionysius might impart stronger doctrine(what Pinytus calls "Solid food") and feed his congregation with a more perfect epistle inasmuch as Christians could not always subsist on "milk or tarry in childhood" when they grow old and mature as a Christian, which is not enough for a nourishment of the community maturing in faith. Eusebius attests to his orthodoxy and his care for the welfare of those placed under him.Monks of Ramsgate. "Pinytus".
Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 10 October 2016

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*Hist. eccl., iv. 21, 23, Eng. transl, NPNF, 2 ser., i. 197–198, 200–202 *New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. IX: Petri – Reuchlin 180 deaths 2nd-century bishops in the Roman Empire 2nd-century Christian saints 2nd-century Greek people Saints of Roman Crete Year of birth unknown Ancient Knossians {{saint-stub