Apollonius the Anti-Montanist

When was Apollonius active?

Apollonius the Anti-Montanist is dated fl. c. AD 197 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Apollonius in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313). 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 Apollonius?

Apollonius the Anti-Montanist 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 Apollonius from?

The archive associates Apollonius the Anti-Montanist with Asia Minor.

Who were Apollonius’ contemporaries?

The archive links Apollonius the Anti-Montanist to 3 other figures, including Montanus, Maximilla and Priscilla the Montanist. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

Apollonius… wrote a refutation of the so-called Phrygian heresy, forty years, he says, after Montanus had begun his pretended prophecy: 'Does a prophet dye his hair? Does a prophet lend money?'

Apollonius, an exceedingly talented man, wrote against Montanus, Prisca and Maximilla a notable and lengthy volume.