Pseudo-Melito is the designation used for the anonymous authors of texts falsely or erroneously attributed to

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. Among the works attributed include "The Passion of John", an account found only in Latin which is grouped among the

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. The author of a Latin account of the

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also identifies themself as Melito.

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