The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Ingenes the Soldier
d. AD 250 (martyr) · Soldier of the tribunal guard · Martyr · Alexandria
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Ingenes the Soldier was
Fourth of the soldiers who stepped from the guard-line to the dock at Alexandria in 250, exchanging the emperor's oath for the martyr's confession.
Dionysius to Fabius only.
Also listed in martyrs and the decian persecution.
Common questions
When did Ingenes die?
Ingenes the Soldier is dated d. AD 250 (martyr) in the archive, which places Ingenes in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).
Which early sources mention Ingenes?
Ingenes the Soldier is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Dionysius the Great. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Ingenes from?
The archive associates Ingenes the Soldier with Alexandria.
Who were Ingenes’ contemporaries?
The archive links Ingenes the Soldier to 2 other figures, including Ammon the Soldier and Dionysius the Great. 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.
Dionysius of Alexandria, via Ecclesiastical History VI.41
c. AD 255…and Ingenes, and with them an old man, Theophilus, soldiers… they departed rejoicing in their testimony.Dionysius the Great · VI.41 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 180 · The Scillitan martyrs, AD 180
- 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
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Ingenes.