Papias of Hierapolis
- Active
- c. 100–150 (the date of his work)
- Bishop of
- Hierapolis (Phrygia)
- Wrote in
- Greek
Contemporary timeline
His life beside those who lived in his time, from the year 80 to 210.
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Who he was
Bishop of Hierapolis who, according to Irenaeus, had heard John and was a companion of Polycarp. His work is lost, but fragments quoted by Irenaeus and Eusebius contain the earliest reports on the origins of the Gospels of Mark and Matthew.
- Region
- Asia Minor
- Language
- Greek
- Role
- Bishop of Hierapolis (Phrygia)
- Active
- c. 100–150 (the date of his work)
His writings
1 writing, c. 110–130
c. 110–130