The Apostolic Fathers · AD 70–130
Gaius of Corinth
fl. c. 57 (death unrecorded) · “Host of the whole church” · Corinth
The Apostolic Fathers
Who Gaius of Corinth was
“Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you”: the man whose house was large enough for every Corinthian house-group at once, baptized by Paul’s own hand in the mission’s first days (1 Cor 1:14). The old conjecture reads his full name as Gaius Titius Justus, uniting him with the God-fearer whose house adjoined the synagogue; if right, the mission’s first refuge and its settled headquarters were the same generous address.
Common questions
When was Gaius active?
Gaius of Corinth is dated fl. c. 57 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Gaius in the Apostolic Fathers (AD 70–130). 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 Gaius?
Gaius of Corinth is named in 3 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Paul of Tarsus, Paul and Origen of Alexandria. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Gaius from?
The archive associates Gaius of Corinth with Corinth.
Who were Gaius’ contemporaries?
The archive links Gaius of Corinth to 4 other figures, including Titius Justus, Crispus of Corinth, Erastus of Corinth and Tertius the Scribe. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Scripture record
Primary-source mentions (3)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
1 Corinthians 1:14
c. AD 55I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius.Paul of Tarsus · read ↗
Origen, Commentary on Romans X.41 (the Thessalonica tradition)
c. AD 246The tradition of the elders relates that this Gaius was the first bishop of the church of Thessalonica.Origen of Alexandria · Commentary on Romans X.41 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 30 · Crucifixion, Resurrection and Pentecost, AD 30–33
- AD 44 · Persecution under Herod Agrippa I, AD 44
- AD 49 · The Council of Jerusalem, AD 49
- AD 57 · Paul writes Romans, AD 57
- AD 62 · James the Just stoned, AD 62
- AD 64 · The Great Fire and Nero’s persecution, AD 64
- AD 70 · The fall of Jerusalem, AD 70
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Gaius.