Clement of Alexandria
- Born
- c. 150
- Died
- by c. 215/216; alive after 202
- Role
- Christian teacher in Alexandria
- Wrote in
- Greek
Contemporary timeline
His life beside those who lived in his time, from the year 130 to 280.
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Who he was
A Christian teacher in Alexandria, probably born in Athens, who engaged extensively with Greek philosophy. He presented the faith as the true "gnosis" and left Alexandria around 202 during the persecution under Septimius Severus.
- Region
- Egypt
- Language
- Greek
- Role
- Christian teacher in Alexandria
- Died
- by c. 215/216; alive after 202
His writings
3 writings, c. 195–203
c. 195
c. 198
c. 198–203