The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Eugenius the lector of Cirta
fl. 19 May 303 (death unrecorded) · Lector of Cirta · Cirta (Constantina), Numidia
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Eugenius the lector of Cirta was
The first lector the notaries led the magistrate to, once the clergy at the church had refused to name them. He produced four codices. Distinct from Eugenius the usurper, executed after the Frigidus in 394.
Named once, in the Gesta apud Zenophilum — the Cirta records of 19 May 303 and 13 December 320; no other ancient source names him.
Common questions
When was Eugenius active?
Eugenius the lector of Cirta is dated fl. 19 May 303 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Eugenius in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).
Which early sources mention Eugenius?
Eugenius the lector of Cirta is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Municipal acts of Cirta. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Eugenius from?
The archive associates Eugenius the lector of Cirta with Cirta (Constantina), Numidia. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Eugenius’ contemporaries?
The archive links Eugenius the lector of Cirta to 3 other figures, including Edusius, Junius and Felix the Marble-worker. 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.
The Acts of Munatius Felix, 19 May 303 — read into evidence before Zenophilus
c. AD 303And when they came to the house of Eugenius, Felix… said to Eugenius: ‘Bring forth the Scriptures which you have, that you may obey the decree.’ And he brought forth four codices.Municipal acts of Cirta · Gesta apud Zenophilum, Acts of 19 May 303 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- 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
- 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
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Eugenius, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.