Saint Hippolytus Rhufain, writing in about A.D. 215, noted that the women enrolled in this order were "not to be ordained ... .
USanta Hippolytus waseRoma, ukubhala cishe ngo-A.D. 215, waphawula ukuthi abesifazane ababhalise kulo myalelo "kwakungamelwe bagcotshwe... .