The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Projectus
fl. 19 May 303 (death unrecorded) · Lector of Cirta · Cirta (Constantina), Numidia
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Projectus was
A lector of Cirta with five large codices and two small ones — the only holding the record sorts by format. Distinct from Projecta of the Esquiline casket.
Named once, in the Gesta apud Zenophilum — the Cirta records of 19 May 303 and 13 December 320; no other ancient source names him.
Common questions
When was Projectus active?
Projectus is dated fl. 19 May 303 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Projectus in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).
Which early sources mention Projectus?
Projectus is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Municipal acts of Cirta. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Projectus from?
The archive associates Projectus with Cirta (Constantina), Numidia. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Projectus’ contemporaries?
The archive links Projectus to 2 other figures, including Victorinus and Felix the Marble-worker. 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.
The Acts of Munatius Felix, 19 May 303 — read into evidence before Zenophilus
c. AD 303And when they came to the house of Projectus, he brought forth five large and two small codices.Municipal acts of Cirta · Gesta apud Zenophilum, Acts of 19 May 303 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 235 · Maximinus Thrax targets the clergy, AD 235
- AD 250 · The Decian persecution, AD 250
- AD 251 · The Novatianist schism, AD 251
- AD 257 · The Valerian persecution, AD 257
- AD 260 · Gallienus’ edict of toleration, AD 260
- AD 268 · Antioch deposes Paul of Samosata, AD 268
- AD 272 · Aurelian awards the Antioch church, AD 272
- AD 301 · Hripsime and her company, AD 301
- AD 303 · The Great Persecution begins, AD 303
- AD 303 · The search of the church at Cirta, AD 303
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Projectus, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.