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Crates and Hipparchia

IV Century before the Incarnation
A married couple, both Cynic philosophers. The story of how Crates gave away his earthly wealth was much cited by Christian writers as an example of righteous behaviour by a pagan.
Norman Hugh Redington

Crates as righteous gentile: St. Jerome, Ep. 58, ii;

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