Justin Martyr
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Justin Martyr was a 2nd-century Christian apologist and philosopher known for his defenses of the faith against pagan criticism and his influential early theological writings.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian apologist
ⓘ
Christian martyr ⓘ Christian philosopher ⓘ Church Father ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 100 ⓘ |
| birthEmpire | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| birthName | Justin ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Flavia Neapolis
ⓘ
Nablus ⓘ |
| birthProvince |
Roman Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Syria Palaestina
|
| birthRegion | Samaria ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation saint ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | martyrdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 2nd century ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 165 ⓘ |
| deathEmpire | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| era |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Patristic period
|
| feastDay | 1 June ⓘ |
| genre |
apologetics
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Justin ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | Martyr ⓘ |
| influenced |
Athenagoras of Athens
ⓘ
Early Christian apologetics ⓘ Irenaeus of Lyons ⓘ
surface form:
Irenaeus
Tatian ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Classical Greek philosophy
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek philosophy
New Testament ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
Plato ⓘ Stoicism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of Christianity against pagan criticism
ⓘ
early Christian apologetic writings ⓘ engaging Greco-Roman philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| movement |
Apostolic Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Early Christianity
|
| notableWork |
Dialogue with Trypho
ⓘ
First Apology ⓘ Second Apology ⓘ |
| occupation |
apologist
ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Middle Platonism ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religionBeforeConversion |
Platonism
ⓘ
paganism ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Patristic studies ⓘ |
| theologicalConcept | Logos theology ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
Christ as pre-existent Logos
ⓘ
Christianity as true philosophy ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
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