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Aristides of Athens

c. 74* – c. 134 · b. Athens

* Date marked with an asterisk is a placeholder estimate (lifespan heuristic), not a sourced claim. Hover for the derivation.

apologist

Athenian philosopher and Christian apologist who addressed an Apology to Hadrian (or Antoninus Pius). His Apology survives in Syriac, Greek (in Barlaam and Josaphat), and Armenian.

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Sources for biography

  • Aristides, Apology primary
  • Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 4.3.3 primary
  • Jerome, De Viris Illustribus 20 primary

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