- Clement of Alexandria
- biographical name Saint circa 150-between 211 and 215 Titus Flavius Clemens Greek Christian theologian & church father
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Clement of Alexandria
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Clement of Alexandria — • Fairly lengthy article on his life and writings Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Clement of Alexandria Clement of Alexandria … Catholic encyclopedia
CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA° — (Titus Flavius Clemens; 150?–?220 C.E.), a Church Father, writing in Greek. He was profoundly influenced by philo in his approach to Scripture, ethics, attitudes toward Jewish history, and metaphysics. Clement certainly knew no Hebrew and relied… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Clement of Alexandria — ( Titus Flavius Clemens) A.D. 150? 215?; Gr. Christian theologian … English World dictionary
Clement of Alexandria — Saint Clement of Alexandria Church Father Born ca. 150 Athens Died ca. 215 217 Cappadocia … Wikipedia
Clement of Alexandria — (c. 150–215) Saint and Theologian. Clement is thought to have been born in Athens. In 190 he became head of the Catechetical School in Alexandria, but was forced to flee from persecution in 202. His surviving works include the Protrepticos … Who’s Who in Christianity
Clement of Alexandria,Saint — Clement of Alexandria, Saint. A.D. 150? 220?. Greek Christian theologian who attempted to combine Gnosticism with Platonism. * * * … Universalium
Clement of Alexandria, Saint — Latin Titus Flavius Clemens born 150, Athens died between 211 and 215, Palestine; Western feast day November 23; Eastern feast day November 24 Christian apologist, missionary theologian to the Hellenistic world, and leader of the catechetical… … Universalium
Clement of Alexandria — A.D. c150 c215, Greek Christian theologian and writer. * * * … Universalium
CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA — (150 215 A.D.) Greek CHRISTIAN PLATONIST whose works helped create ALEXANDRIAN THEOLOGY. He emphasized the idea that in CHRIST the LOGOS of the UNIVERSE was INCARNATE. He attempted to reconcile Greek PHILOSOPHY with the CHRISTIAN RELIGION by… … Concise dictionary of Religion
Clement of Alexandria — Clem′ent of Alexan′dria n. big (Titus Flavius Clemens) a.d. c150–c215, Greek Christian theologian and writer … From formal English to slang
