The Apostolic Fathers · AD 70–130
Justus II of Jerusalem
fl. c. 127 (death unrecorded) · 11th bishop of Jerusalem (of the circumcision) · Jerusalem
The Apostolic Fathers
Who Justus II of Jerusalem was
Eleventh bishop, distinguished by Roman numeral from the third bishop Justus earlier in the same list — the succession itself producing the duplicate. One of the last leaders of the Hebrew church before the Bar Kokhba war swept it away.
Also listed in the bishops of Jerusalem.
Common questions
When was Justus II active?
Justus II of Jerusalem is dated fl. c. 127 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Justus II in the Apostolic Fathers (AD 70–130). 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 Justus II?
Justus II of Jerusalem is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea and Epiphanius of Salamis. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Justus II from?
The archive associates Justus II of Jerusalem with Jerusalem.
Who were Justus II’s contemporaries?
The archive links Justus II of Jerusalem to 2 other figures, including Seneca of Jerusalem and Levi of Jerusalem. 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 IV.5
c. AD 325…Justus the eleventh, Levi the twelfth, Ephres the thirteenth, Joseph the fourteenth…Eusebius of Caesarea · IV.5 · source text
Panarion 66.20 (the Jerusalem succession)
c. AD 375Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 62 · James the Just stoned, AD 62
- AD 64 · The Great Fire and Nero’s persecution, AD 64
- AD 70 · The fall of Jerusalem, AD 70
- AD 95 · Domitian’s reprisals, AD 95
- AD 96 · Rome writes to Corinth: 1 Clement, AD 96
- AD 112 · Pliny writes Trajan, AD 112
- AD 117 · Symeon and Ignatius martyred, AD 117
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Justus II.