Epiphanius of Salamis was a 4th-century bishop and Church Father known for his vigorous defense of Christian orthodoxy. Born in Besanduk near Eleutheropolis, he was educated as a monk in Egypt before returning to Palestine to establish a monastery. A polyglot capable of speaking five languages, he served as the Metropolitan of Cyprus for nearly forty years. He is most famous for writing the *Panarion*, a massive compendium documenting eighty different heresies, and for his controversial opposition to certain uses of religious imagery in churches.