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== In the early church ==
== In the early church ==
''See also:'' [[Early church]] and [[Ante-Nicene Fathers]]
The term ''deacon'' and the office it represents has its origin in the earliest days of [[Christianity]].
The term ''deacon'' and the office it represents has its origin in the earliest days of [[Christianity]].