The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313
Victorinus
fl. 19 May 303 (death unrecorded) · Lector of Cirta · Cirta (Constantina), Numidia
The Ante-Nicene Church
Who Victorinus was
A lector of Cirta who surrendered eight codices — the largest holding of any single household in the record. Distinct from Marius Victorinus and from Victorinus of Pettau.
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 Victorinus active?
Victorinus is dated fl. 19 May 303 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Victorinus in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).
Which early sources mention Victorinus?
Victorinus 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 Victorinus from?
The archive associates Victorinus 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 Victorinus’ contemporaries?
The archive links Victorinus to 2 other figures, including Felix the Marble-worker and Projectus. 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 Victorinus, he brought forth eight 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 Victorinus, in the order the record moves through them. This is what the sources attest, not a reconstructed route.