The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Aquila of Alexandria
fl. AD 257 (death unrecorded) · Prominent brother of Alexandria · Alexandria → Egypt
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Aquila of Alexandria was
Named with Faustinus among the eminent Alexandrian Christians who took to the Egyptian countryside rather than hide in the city. Distinct from Aquila of Pontus, Paul’s host, and from Aquila the translator.
Named once in Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History; no other ancient source names him.
Common questions
When was Aquila active?
Aquila of Alexandria is dated fl. AD 257 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Aquila in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).
Which early sources mention Aquila?
Aquila of Alexandria is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Dionysius of Alexandria. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Aquila from?
The archive associates Aquila of Alexandria with Alexandria, Egypt. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Aquila’s contemporaries?
The archive links Aquila of Alexandria to 2 other figures, including Dionysius the Great and Faustinus. 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.
Letter to Germanus / Letter to Domitius and Didymus, VII.11.24 — transmitted in Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History (c. 325)
c. AD 257[Faustinus and Aquila, who are prominent in the world, are wandering in Egypt.]Dionysius of Alexandria · Ecclesiastical History VII.11.24 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 190 · The Quartodeciman controversy, AD 190
- AD 202 · Perpetua and Felicity martyred, AD 202
- AD 235 · Maximinus Thrax targets the clergy, AD 235
- AD 250 · The Decian persecution, AD 250
- AD 251 · The Novatianist schism, AD 251
- AD 257 · The Valerian persecution, AD 257
- AD 260 · Gallienus’ edict of toleration, AD 260
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Aquila, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.
- 1Alexandria
- 2Egyptprovince only