Alexander of Hierapolis (Phrygia)

Alexander of Hierapolis (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος; fl. 253 AD) was a bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia (modern Pamukkale, Turkey).[1]

Alexander was the author of a book entitled On the new things introduced by Christ into the world (τί καινὸν εἰσήνεγκε Χριστός εἰς τὸν κόσμον. κεφ. θ'), which is no longer extant.

References

Christie, Albany James (1867). "Alexander". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 116.

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[DGRBM-1] Christie, Albany James (1867). "Alexander". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 116.