Alexander of Hierapolis (Phrygia)

Alexander of Hierapolis (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος; fl. 253) was a bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia (modern Pamukkale, Turkey).[1]

He was the author of a book entitled On the new things introduced by Christ into the world (τί καινὸν εἰσήνεγκε Χριστός εἰς τὸν κόσμον. κεφ. θ'), which is no longer extant.

References

  1. ↑ Christie, Albany James (1867). "Alexander". In William Smith. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 116.

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