Catechetical School of Alexandria

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Christian theological school educational institution school of Christian theology

The Catechetical School of Alexandria was an influential early Christian educational center in Roman Egypt, renowned for its theological scholarship and biblical exegesis.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Catechetical School of Alexandria canonical 5
Alexandrian school 4
School of Alexandria 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological school ⓘ
educational institution ⓘ
school of Christian theology ⓘ
affiliation Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
surface form: Church of Alexandria

Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
surface form: Patriarchate of Alexandria
associatedWith Alexandrian Library milieu ⓘ
Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ
country Roman Egypt ⓘ
educationalFocus Christian ethics ⓘ
Scripture ⓘ
apologetics ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
theology ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
early Christianity ⓘ
historicalSignificance major center of Christian learning in the ancient world ⓘ
one of the earliest Christian catechetical schools ⓘ
influenced Alexandrian liturgical tradition ⓘ
Cappadocian Fathers ⓘ
Christian monasticism in Egypt ⓘ
Origenist controversy ⓘ
surface form: Origenist theology

Patristic exegesis ⓘ
knownFor Christian philosophy ⓘ
allegorical interpretation of Scripture ⓘ
biblical exegesis ⓘ
integration of Greek philosophy and Christian theology ⓘ
theological scholarship ⓘ
language Coptic ⓘ
Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Alexandria ⓘ
Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
method allegorical interpretation ⓘ
philosophical inquiry ⓘ
systematic catechesis ⓘ
notableStudent Heraclas of Alexandria ⓘ
surface form: Dionysius of Alexandria

Gregory Thaumaturgus ⓘ
notableTeacher Clement of Alexandria ⓘ
Didymus the Blind ⓘ
Heraclas of Alexandria ⓘ
Origen ⓘ
Pantaenus ⓘ
partOf Alexandrian theology ⓘ
surface form: Alexandrian intellectual tradition
religion Christianity ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Alexandrian theology ⓘ
surface form: Alexandrian school of theology

Platonism ⓘ
surface form: Christian Platonism

allegorical hermeneutics ⓘ
tradition Alexandrian theology ⓘ
surface form: Alexandrian Christianity

Alexandrian theological tradition ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Athanasius of Alexandria → educatedAt → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
Origen → movement → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian school
Origen → taughtAt → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: catechetical school of Alexandria
Arius → associatedWith → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian church
Alexandrian theology → associatedWith → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian school
Homilies on Genesis → associatedWith → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian School
Commentary on the Gospel of Luke → associatedWith → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian School
School of Antioch → contrastedWith → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: School of Alexandria
School of Antioch → hadRivalSchool → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: School of Alexandria
Clement of Alexandria → educatedAt → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
Clement of Alexandria → movement → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian school
Formula of Union (later agreement) → associatedWith → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
subject surface form: Formula of Union
this entity surface form: School of Alexandria
Patriarch Dioscorus I of Alexandria → associatedWith → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
subject surface form: Dioscorus I of Alexandria
this entity surface form: School of Alexandria
Serapion of Thmuis → memberOf → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian theological circle
Heraclas of Alexandria → educatedAt → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
Pantaenus → employer → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
Pantaenus → theologicalTradition → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alexandrian school
Pantaenus → associatedWith → Catechetical School of Alexandria ⓘ