When was Clement of Alexandria born and where was he born?
Clement of Alexandria was born around the year 150 AD into a pagan family in either Athens or Alexandria. The exact location of his birth remains a subject of scholarly debate.
Questions about Clement of Alexandria
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Who was the head of the Catechetical School where Clement of Alexandria studied?
Clement of Alexandria studied under Pantaenus, who was the head of the Catechetical School in Alexandria. He arrived in Alexandria in the year 180 AD to enter this school.
What are the three major works written by Clement of Alexandria?
Clement of Alexandria wrote the Protrepticus, the Paedagogus, and the Stromata as his three major works. He also intended to write a work called the Didasculus but the Stromata was less systematic and ordered.
What specific dates did Clement of Alexandria give for the birth of Christ and the creation of the world?
Clement of Alexandria dated the birth of Christ to the 25th of April or May, 4, 2 BC and the creation of the world to 5592 BC. He provided this extended chronology in the first book of the Stromata.
Why did Photios I of Constantinople criticize the theology of Clement of Alexandria?
Photios I of Constantinople criticized the theology of Clement of Alexandria because he deemed certain ideas heretical, such as the belief that matter and thought are eternal and the belief in cosmic cycles. He also took issue with beliefs regarding the creation of Eve and the transmigration of souls.