The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Thelymidres
d. before c. AD 260 · Bishop of Laodicea · Laodicea, Syria
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Thelymidres was
Bishop of Laodicea, already dead when Dionysius wrote the letter that names him — which is the only reason his name is preserved at all. He is the predecessor in the Laodicean succession that Heliodorus and then Eusebius filled.
Named once in Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History; no other ancient source names him.
Also listed in bishops beyond the great sees.
Common questions
When did Thelymidres die?
Thelymidres is dated d. before c. AD 260 in the archive, which places Thelymidres 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 Thelymidres?
Thelymidres is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Thelymidres from?
The archive associates Thelymidres with Laodicea, Syria. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.
Who were Thelymidres’ contemporaries?
The archive links Thelymidres to 2 other figures, including Heliodorus of Laodicea and Dionysius the Great. 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.
Ecclesiastical History VII.5.1
c. AD 325[Named among the bishops of the East, with the note that he had already fallen asleep.]Eusebius of Caesarea · Ecclesiastical History VII.5.1 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 190 · The Quartodeciman controversy, AD 190
- AD 202 · Perpetua and Felicity martyred, AD 202
- AD 235 · Maximinus Thrax targets the clergy, AD 235
- AD 250 · The Decian persecution, AD 250
- AD 251 · The Novatianist schism, AD 251
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Thelymidres, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.