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Aristides the Athenian (also Saint Aristides or Marcianus Aristides; Greek: Ἀριστείδης Μαρκιανός) was a 2nd-century Christian Greek author who is primarily known as the author of the Apology of Aristides. His feast day is August 31 in Catholic Church and September 13 in Eastern Orthodox Church. In this library, Aristides is linked to 1 document, including The Apology.

Activity
2nd century AD - AD 134
Documents in this library
1
Corpus date window
AD 125

History and Context

Aristides the Athenian (also Saint Aristides or Marcianus Aristides; Greek: Ἀριστείδης Μαρκιανός) was a 2nd-century Christian Greek author who is primarily known as the author of the Apology of Aristides. His feast day is August 31 in Catholic Church and September 13 in Eastern Orthodox Church. Very little is known of Aristides, except for the introductory information given by Eusebius of Caesarea and Saint Jerome. According to their account, Aristides practiced philosophy in Athens, where he lived, prior to and after his conversion to Christianity. Eusebius writes in his Ecclesiastical History "Aristides also, a faithful disciple of our religion, has left an Apology of the faith dedicated to Hadrian." Eusebius and Jerome both state that the Apology was given to Hadrian at the same time that Quadratus delivered his own apology. Aristides is described in reference records as philosopher. Place associations in major reference datasets include Athens. The documents preserved here span AD 125 and include The Apology (1 total).

What We Know

  • Activity window in reference data: 2nd century AD - AD 134.
  • Approximate lifespan is debated in scholarship; dates vary across surviving witness traditions.
  • Roles in major reference data: philosopher.
  • No securely dated office chronology is preserved in current reference records.
  • Associated places: Athens.
  • Tradition labels vary across sources; classification should be read with historical caution.
  • Languages linked to writing or transmission: Ancient Greek.
  • No additional notable-work list is consistently preserved in reference metadata.
  • Documents in this corpus: 1 (The Apology).
  • Corpus date range for attributed texts: AD 125.

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Legacy

Aristides the Athenian (also Saint Aristides or Marcianus Aristides; Greek: Ἀριστείδης Μαρκιανός) was a 2nd-century Christian Greek author who is primarily known as the author of the Apology of Aristides. Aristides's reception in theology and church history is closely tied to ongoing study of The Apology. The documents preserved here span AD 125 and include The Apology (1 total).

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