Hippolytus of Rome (170–235) was the most important 3rd-century theologian in the Christian Church in Rome where he was probably born. Photios I of Constantinople describes him in his Bibliotheca (cod. 121) as a disciple of Irenaeus who was said to be a disciple of Polycarp and from the context of this passage it is supposed that he suggested that Hippolytus himself so styled himself. However this assertion is doubtful.
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birth date
0170-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death date
0235-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Sardinia
individualised GND number
118551418
title
Martyr
venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, Catholic Church
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