The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Philip of Gortyna
fl. c. AD 170 (death unrecorded) · Bishop of Gortyna, Crete · Anti-Marcionite writer · Gortyna, Crete
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Philip of Gortyna was
Bishop of Gortyna praised in Dionysius of Corinth's Cretan letter for the courage of his church, and author — Eusebius records — of a treatise against Marcion, now lost with almost all the anti-Marcionite front line.
Also listed in bishops beyond the great sees and heretics & schismatics.
Common questions
When was Philip active?
Philip of Gortyna is dated fl. c. AD 170 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Philip 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.
What did Philip write?
Philip of Gortyna has 1 catalogued writing in the archive: Against Marcion (lost).
Which early sources mention Philip?
Philip of Gortyna 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 Philip from?
The archive associates Philip of Gortyna with Gortyna, Crete. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Writings (1)
Against Marcion (lost)
c. AD 170Philip, whom we know from the words of Dionysius, composed an excellent work against Marcion.Read the interlinear source text →
Primary-source mentions (2)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Ecclesiastical History IV.23, 25
c. AD 325Philip… bishop of the parish of Gortyna, whom Dionysius mentions among those who fought against Marcion.Eusebius of Caesarea · IV.25 · source text
On Illustrious Men 30
c. AD 392Philip, bishop of Crete, that is of the city of Gortina, published a remarkable book Against Marcion.Jerome of Stridon · On Illustrious Men 30 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 117 · Symeon and Ignatius martyred, AD 117
- 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 2 places the sources put Philip, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.