Which of the following is true of early Christian deaconesses and how they became responsible for caring for poor and ill people?
a. The deacons relinquished this work to women (specifically, widows and virgins).
b. The early church valued women.
c. No one else would care for poor and ill people.
d. The deaconesses had formal training to do the work.
A
Originally, the deacons of the early Christian church cared for poor and the ill people, but they turned these duties over to widows and virgins, who were considered to be pure of heart. The early church did not value women. Formal training did not occur until much later in history.
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