The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Faustinus
fl. AD 257 (death unrecorded) · Prominent brother of Alexandria · Alexandria → Egypt
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Faustinus was
Named with Aquila as one of the better-known members of the Alexandrian church who did not hide in the city but went wandering in Egypt during the persecution. Distinct from Faustinus the Arles subscriber and from Faustinus of the Damasan epigrams.
Named once in Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History; no other ancient source names him.
Common questions
When was Faustinus active?
Faustinus is dated fl. AD 257 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Faustinus in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).
Which early sources mention Faustinus?
Faustinus 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 Faustinus from?
The archive associates Faustinus 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 Faustinus’ contemporaries?
The archive links Faustinus to 2 other figures, including Dionysius the Great and Aquila of Alexandria. 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 Faustinus, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.
- 1Alexandria
- 2Egyptprovince only