The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Agritius of Trier
d. c. AD 335 · Bishop of Augusta Treverorum · Trier, Gaul
The Nicene Age
Who Agritius of Trier was
Bishop of Trier when that city was the seat of emperors — a subscriber at Arles in 314 for the church nearest the imperial court, and by later tradition the predecessor and teacher of Maximinus who would shelter Athanasius in his first exile. The Constantinian church of the Rhineland, personified.
The Arles subscription list alone within the horizon; the Trier vita is 11th-century.
Also listed in bishops beyond the great sees.
Common questions
When did Agritius die?
Agritius of Trier is dated d. c. AD 335 in the archive, which places Agritius in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400). 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 Agritius?
Agritius of Trier is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from The bishops at Arles. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Agritius from?
The archive associates Agritius of Trier with Trier, Gaul. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Agritius’ contemporaries?
The archive links Agritius of Trier to 2 other figures, including Maximin of Trier and Constantine the Great. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Council of Arles subscription list (314)
c. AD 314Agroecius, bishop, from the city of the Treveri.The bishops at Arles · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 268 · Antioch deposes Paul of Samosata, AD 268
- AD 272 · Aurelian awards the Antioch church, AD 272
- AD 301 · Hripsime and her company, AD 301
- AD 303 · The Great Persecution begins, AD 303
- AD 303 · The search of the church at Cirta, AD 303
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
- AD 311 · Galerius’ edict of Serdica, AD 311
- AD 313 · The Edict of Milan, AD 313
- AD 314 · The Council of Arles, AD 314
- AD 320 · Silvanus tried before Zenophilus, AD 320
- AD 325 · The Council of Nicaea, AD 325
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Agritius, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.