He was not born in Egypt (Stromata, i. 1) as his name suggests; rather, Alexandria was his bishopric. Athens is named as his birthplace by the sixth-century Epiphanius Scholasticus, and this is supported by the classical quality of his Greek. His parents seem to have been wealthy pagans of some social standing. The thoroughness of his education is shown by his constant quotation of the Greek poets and philosophers. He traveled in Greece, Italy, Palestine, and finally Egypt. He became the colleague of Pantaenus, the head of the Catechetical School of Alexandria and the man who likely converted him to Christianity, and finally succeeded him in the direction of the school. His best known pupil was Origen (who was condemned by the Fifth Ecumenical Council. During the persecution of Septimius S
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| - He was not born in Egypt (Stromata, i. 1) as his name suggests; rather, Alexandria was his bishopric. Athens is named as his birthplace by the sixth-century Epiphanius Scholasticus, and this is supported by the classical quality of his Greek. His parents seem to have been wealthy pagans of some social standing. The thoroughness of his education is shown by his constant quotation of the Greek poets and philosophers. He traveled in Greece, Italy, Palestine, and finally Egypt. He became the colleague of Pantaenus, the head of the Catechetical School of Alexandria and the man who likely converted him to Christianity, and finally succeeded him in the direction of the school. His best known pupil was Origen (who was condemned by the Fifth Ecumenical Council. During the persecution of Septimius S
- Clement of Alexandria is one of the early Church Fathers. His Epistle was one of the first that was not included in the typical Cannon of Holy Scripture, probably due to the inclusion of a mythical bird, the Phoenix, given as an example of the resurrection. The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, is dated 68 AD or 97 AD, and can be found here: Clement's Epistle is mostly a rebuke of those who have lost faith in the resurrection.
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| - Clement of Alexandria is one of the early Church Fathers. His Epistle was one of the first that was not included in the typical Cannon of Holy Scripture, probably due to the inclusion of a mythical bird, the Phoenix, given as an example of the resurrection. The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, is dated 68 AD or 97 AD, and can be found here: Clement's Epistle is mostly a rebuke of those who have lost faith in the resurrection. One view is that the Epistle is a rebuke of those who have lost faith in the rapture, since the resurrection and rapture happen at the same time. This view is presented here: [1]
- He was not born in Egypt (Stromata, i. 1) as his name suggests; rather, Alexandria was his bishopric. Athens is named as his birthplace by the sixth-century Epiphanius Scholasticus, and this is supported by the classical quality of his Greek. His parents seem to have been wealthy pagans of some social standing. The thoroughness of his education is shown by his constant quotation of the Greek poets and philosophers. He traveled in Greece, Italy, Palestine, and finally Egypt. He became the colleague of Pantaenus, the head of the Catechetical School of Alexandria and the man who likely converted him to Christianity, and finally succeeded him in the direction of the school. His best known pupil was Origen (who was condemned by the Fifth Ecumenical Council. During the persecution of Septimius Severus (202 or 203) he sought refuge with Alexander, then bishop of Flaviada in Cappadocia, afterward of Jerusalem, from whom he brought a letter to Antioch in 211. After this, he died sometime in the next five years without returning to Egypt.
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