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The '''''Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D., with an Account of the Principal Sects and Heresies''''' is a [[1911]] religious encyclopedia of biographies.

Edited by [[William C. Piercy]] and [[Henry Wace]], [[Dean of Canterbury]] (1836-1924) in English language version, it is in the [[public domain]] as of 2004. The [[Christian Classics Ethereal Library]] has scanned a printed copy.

Its predecessor was the ''Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines'' (four volume, 1877-87) edited by Wace and [[William Smith (lexicographer)|William Smith]].<ref>[http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=olbp34349 Online text.]</ref> That in turn represented an updated version of ''[[Smith's Bible Dictionary]]'' of 1863.

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== External links ==
* [http://www.ccel.org/w/wace/biodict/ A Dictionary of Early Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D., with an account of the Principal Sects and Heresies]

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