The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Joseph the Priest
d. c. AD 376 (martyr) · Priest · Martyr · Adiabene (Sasanian Persia)
The Nicene Age
Who Joseph the Priest was
Priest martyred with Acepsimas and Aithalas. Distinct from every other Joseph in the archive — the collision is on the name alone.
Named once in the sources within the horizon; no other ancient witness names him.
Also listed in martyrs.
Common questions
When did Joseph die?
Joseph the Priest is dated d. c. AD 376 (martyr) in the archive, which places Joseph in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400). 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 Joseph?
Joseph the Priest is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Sozomen. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Joseph from?
The archive associates Joseph the Priest with Adiabene (Sasanian Persia).
Who were Joseph’s contemporaries?
The archive links Joseph the Priest to 3 other figures, including Acepsimas, Aithalas and Shapur II. 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 II.13 (the persecution under Shapur II)
c. AD 445also Aithalas and Joseph, priestsSozomen · Ecclesiastical History II.13 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
- AD 311 · Galerius’ edict of Serdica, AD 311
- AD 313 · The Edict of Milan, AD 313
- AD 314 · The Council of Arles, AD 314
- AD 320 · Silvanus tried before Zenophilus, AD 320
- AD 325 · The Council of Nicaea, AD 325
- AD 339 · The persecution of Shapur II, AD 339
- AD 343 · The Council of Serdica, AD 343
- AD 361 · Julian’s pagan restoration, AD 361
- AD 366 · Damasus and the catacomb epigrams, AD 366
- AD 367 · Athanasius lists the 27 NT books, AD 367
- AD 372 · The martyrdom of Sabbas the Goth, AD 372
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Joseph.
- 1Adiabeneprovince only