The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Isidorus of Alexandria
d. AD 250 (burned) · Egyptian layman · Martyr · Alexandria
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Isidorus of Alexandria was
Third of the Egyptians delivered to the fire in the same hearing that spared the fifteen-year-old Dioscorus. Distinct from Isidore son of Basilides and from Isidore the Hosteller.
Named once in Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History; no other ancient source names him.
Also listed in martyrs and the decian persecution.
Common questions
When did Isidorus die?
Isidorus of Alexandria is dated d. AD 250 (burned) in the archive, which places Isidorus in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).
Which early sources mention Isidorus?
Isidorus of Alexandria 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 Isidorus from?
The archive associates Isidorus of Alexandria with Alexandria.
Who were Isidorus’ contemporaries?
The archive links Isidorus of Alexandria to 3 other figures, including Heron the Martyr of Alexandria, Ater and Dioscorus 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 Fabius of Antioch, VI.41.19 — transmitted in Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History (c. 325)
c. AD 251The Egyptians, Heron and Ater and Isidorus, and with them Dioscorus, a boy about fifteen years old, were delivered up.Dionysius of Alexandria · Ecclesiastical History VI.41.19 · 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 Isidorus.