Sarapion of Alexandria

When did Sarapion die?

Sarapion of Alexandria is dated d. c. AD 251, restored on his deathbed in the archive, which places Sarapion 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 Sarapion?

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

Where was Sarapion from?

The archive associates Sarapion of Alexandria with Alexandria.

Who were Sarapion’s contemporaries?

The archive links Sarapion of Alexandria to 2 other figures, including Dionysius the Great and Fabius of Antioch. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

The boy moistened the fragment and dropped it into the old man's mouth. And he, having swallowed a little, immediately gave up the ghost. Was he not manifestly preserved, did he not remain until he was absolved — that his many good deeds might be acknowledged?