Hierocles Of Alexandria

Hierocles Of Alexandria

male
writer, ancient greek, Hellenistic Egyptian, Renaissance, Late Antique writer, stoic…Alexandria
Hierocles of Alexandria was a Neoplatonist writer who was active around AD 430. He studied under Plutarch at Athens, and taught for some years in...
Demetrius Of Alexandria

Demetrius Of Alexandria

male, deceased (232)
bishop, 3rd century bishop, Historia ecclesiastica, Alexandria, clement, Patriarchs of Alexandria…Patriarch of Alexandria
Saint Demetrius was Patriarch of Alexandria (189-232). Sextus Julius Africanus, who visited Alexandria in the time of Demetrius, places his...
Pope Theodosius Of Alexandria

Pope Theodosius Of Alexandria

male
Alexandria, Patriarch Paul of Alexandria, Eastern Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Pope of Alexandria, Christianity in Egypt, death…Patriarchs of Alexandria
His Holiness Theodosius was Pope of Alexandria between 535 and 567. Due to the turmoils of the 451 split of the Orthodox Church after the Council...
Isidore Of Alexandria

Isidore Of Alexandria

male
writer, ancient greek, Alexandria, 5th century, Diogenes Laërtius, Neoplatonist
Isidore of Alexandria was a Greek philosopher and one of the last of the Neoplatonists. He lived in Athens and Alexandria toward the end of the 5th...
Euphrosyne Of Alexandria

Euphrosyne Of Alexandria

female
Eastern Catholic saint, 5th century, eastern orthodox, greek, medieval woman, Roman Catholic…Alexandria
Saint Euphrosyne of Alexandria (5th century) belongs to that group of legendary virgins who flee advantageous marriages and adopt male attire and...

Annianus Of Alexandria

male
Alexandria, Theologian, historian, aquitaine, coptic church, bishop…Panodorus of Alexandria
Annianus of Alexandria or Annianos was a monk who flourished in Alexandria during the bishopric of Theophilus of Alexandria around the beginning of...

Damian Of Alexandria

male
Calendar of Saint, Alexandria, Saint, Egyptian, martyr, feast day
Saint Damian was a soldier, martyred in Alexandria, Egypt. His feast day is 12 February.

Artapanus Of Alexandria

male
Alexandria, Grammarian, writer, historian, ancient greek, Egyptian
Artapanus of Alexandria was a historian, of Jewish origin, who lived in Alexandria during the 2nd century BCE. He wrote a history of the Jews but...

Pope Jacob Of Alexandria

male
Alexandria, bishop, ethiopian orthodox church, coptic, Patriarch of Alexandria, Christianity in Egypt…Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
His Holiness Jacob was the Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark (819 - 830). Pope Jacob ordained Abuna Yohannes as the...
Kedron Of Alexandria

Kedron Of Alexandria

male, deceased (106)
Alexandria, Coptic Orthodox saint, bishop, Synaxarion, eusebius, mark…Patriarch of Alexandria, Patriarchs of Alexandria, Orthodox Church of Alexandria
Kedron, or Cerdo, served as Patriarch of Alexandria during the reign of the emperor Trajan. According to the Church historian Eusebius, he was the...