Nilus of Egypt

When did Nilus die?

Nilus of Egypt is dated d. c. AD 310 (burned at Phaeno) in the archive, which places Nilus 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 Nilus?

Nilus of Egypt is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Nilus from?

The archive associates Nilus of Egypt with Egypt, the mines of Phaeno. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.

Who were Nilus’ contemporaries?

The archive links Nilus of Egypt to 3 other figures, including Peleus of Egypt, Silvanus of Gaza and Eusebius of Caesarea. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

…Peleus and Nilus, Egyptian bishops, with others, endured death by fire — the last of the martyrs of Palestine.

Silvanus, bishop of the churches about Gaza, was beheaded with thirty-nine others at the copper mines of Phaeno; and the Egyptian bishops, Peleus and Nilus, suffered death by fire.