The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Valerius
fl. AD 320 (death unrecorded) · Cleric or elder of Cirta · Cirta (Constantina), Numidia
The Nicene Age
Who Valerius was
Named with Possessor and Donatius in the closing charge of Fortis’ letter. Distinct from Valerius of Saragossa and from the Comes Valerius of the Adelphia sarcophagus.
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 Valerius active?
Valerius is dated fl. AD 320 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Valerius in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).
Which early sources mention Valerius?
Valerius is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Gesta apud Zenophilum. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Valerius from?
The archive associates Valerius 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 Valerius’ contemporaries?
The archive links Valerius to 3 other figures, including Fortis, Possessor and Donatius the Presbyter. 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 trial before Domitius Zenophilus, 13 December 320
c. AD 320‘…you, Possessor, Donatius the priest, and Valerius and Victor, each of you, who know all that was done…’Gesta apud Zenophilum · Gesta apud Zenophilum, trial of 13 December 320 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- 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
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
- AD 311 · Galerius’ edict of Serdica, AD 311
- AD 313 · The Edict of Milan, AD 313
- AD 314 · The Council of Arles, AD 314
- AD 320 · Silvanus tried before Zenophilus, AD 320
Place
Places served
The 2 places the sources put Valerius, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.