The Apologists · AD 130–180
Agrippinus of Alexandria
d. c. 178 · Bishop of Alexandria · Alexandria
The Apologists
Who Agrippinus of Alexandria was
Tenth bishop of Alexandria, in office through the middle years of Marcus Aurelius. With him the Egyptian list approaches the era of Pantaenus, when Alexandria’s church would step out of the bare succession into the full light of history.
Also listed in the bishops of Alexandria.
Common questions
When did Agrippinus die?
Agrippinus of Alexandria is dated d. c. 178 in the archive, which places Agrippinus in the Apologists (AD 130–180). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Agrippinus?
Agrippinus of Alexandria is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea and Jerome of Stridon. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Agrippinus from?
The archive associates Agrippinus of Alexandria with Alexandria.
Who were Agrippinus’ contemporaries?
The archive links Agrippinus of Alexandria to 2 other figures, including Celadion of Alexandria and Julian of Alexandria. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (2)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Ecclesiastical History IV.19
c. AD 325…in Alexandria Agrippinus succeeded Celadion, being the tenth in the line of succession.Eusebius of Caesarea · IV.19 · source text
Chronicle of Jerome (the Alexandrian succession)
c. AD 380Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 112 · Pliny writes Trajan, AD 112
- AD 117 · Symeon and Ignatius martyred, AD 117
- AD 135 · Bar Kokhba crushed; Aelia Capitolina, AD 135
- AD 144 · Marcion expelled at Rome, AD 144
- AD 156 · The New Prophecy erupts, AD 156
- AD 177 · Persecution at Lyon and Vienne, AD 177
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Agrippinus.