The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Hero of Alexandria
d. c. AD 202 (beheaded) · Neophyte of Origen's school · Martyr · Alexandria
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Hero of Alexandria was
Newly baptized when beheaded with Heraclides — fourth of the school's martyrs in Eusebius's count of the young teacher's decimated classroom.
Eusebius VI.4 only.
Also listed in martyrs.
Common questions
When did Hero die?
Hero of Alexandria is dated d. c. AD 202 (beheaded) in the archive, which places Hero 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 Hero?
Hero of Alexandria is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Hero from?
The archive associates Hero of Alexandria with Alexandria.
Who were Hero’s contemporaries?
The archive links Hero of Alexandria to 2 other figures, including Origen of Alexandria and Heraclides 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.
Ecclesiastical History VI.4
c. AD 325…and after him the fourth was Hero… had but recently been baptized. Both were beheaded.Eusebius of Caesarea · VI.4 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 135 · Bar Kokhba crushed; Aelia Capitolina, AD 135
- AD 144 · Marcion expelled at Rome, AD 144
- AD 156 · The New Prophecy erupts, AD 156
- AD 177 · Persecution at Lyon and Vienne, AD 177
- AD 180 · The Scillitan martyrs, AD 180
- AD 190 · The Quartodeciman controversy, AD 190
- AD 202 · Perpetua and Felicity martyred, AD 202
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Hero.