The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Julian of Alexandria
d. c. 189 · Bishop of Alexandria · Alexandria
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Julian of Alexandria was
Eleventh bishop of Alexandria, in whose time — Eusebius notes — Pantaenus was leading the catechetical school. His successor Demetrius would ordain Origen; with Julian the pre-classical Alexandrian episcopate reaches its threshold.
Also listed in the bishops of Alexandria.
Common questions
When did Julian die?
Julian of Alexandria is dated d. c. 189 in the archive, which places Julian 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 Julian?
Julian of Alexandria is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea and Jerome of Stridon. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Julian from?
The archive associates Julian of Alexandria with Alexandria.
Who were Julian’s contemporaries?
The archive links Julian of Alexandria to 2 other figures, including Agrippinus of Alexandria and Pantaenus of Alexandria. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (2)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Ecclesiastical History V.9
c. AD 325When Julian was in the tenth year of his episcopate, Demetrius received the charge of the parishes at Alexandria.Eusebius of Caesarea · V.9 · source text
Chronicle of Jerome (the Alexandrian succession)
c. AD 380Connected 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
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Julian.