The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313

Quinta of Alexandria

d. 249 · Martyr of Alexandria · Alexandria

The Ante-Nicene Church

Who Quinta of Alexandria was

A Christian woman of Alexandria dragged by the rioters to a pagan temple and commanded to worship; when she refused and reviled the idol, they bound her feet, dragged her over the rough-paved streets and against millstones, scourging her, and stoned her to death. Named beside Metras and Apollonia in Dionysius’s eyewitness letter as one of the first martyrs of the Alexandrian violence of 249.

Verified single attestation

Dionysius to Fabius only.

Also listed in martyrs, women and the decian persecution.

Common questions

When did Quinta die?

Quinta of Alexandria is dated d. 249 in the archive, which places Quinta in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).

Which early sources mention Quinta?

Quinta of Alexandria is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Dionysius of Alexandria. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Quinta from?

The archive associates Quinta of Alexandria with Alexandria.

Who were Quinta’s contemporaries?

The archive links Quinta of Alexandria to 3 other figures, including Apollonia of Alexandria, Metras of Alexandria and Serapion of Alexandria. 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.

Dionysius of Alexandria, via Eusebius VI.41

c. AD 255
They seized also a woman named Quinta… and when she refused to worship, they bound her feet and dragged her through the whole city over the rough stones, and scourged her, and stoned her.
Dionysius of Alexandria · VI.41 · source text

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  1. 1Alexandria

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