Catechetical School of Alexandria
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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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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological school
→
educational institution → school of Christian theology → |
| affiliation |
Church of Alexandria
→
Patriarchate of Alexandria → |
| associatedWith |
Alexandrian Library milieu
→
Hellenistic philosophy → |
| country |
Roman Egypt
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| educationalFocus |
Christian ethics
→
Scripture → apologetics → philosophy → theology → |
| era |
Late Antiquity
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early Christianity → |
| historicalSignificance |
major center of Christian learning in the ancient world
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one of the earliest Christian catechetical schools → |
| influenced |
Alexandrian liturgical tradition
→
Cappadocian Fathers → Christian monasticism in Egypt → Origenist theology → Patristic exegesis → |
| knownFor |
Christian philosophy
→
allegorical interpretation of Scripture → biblical exegesis → integration of Greek philosophy and Christian theology → theological scholarship → |
| language |
Coptic
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Greek → |
| locatedIn |
Alexandria
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Alexandria, Egypt → Egypt → |
| method |
allegorical interpretation
→
philosophical inquiry → systematic catechesis → |
| notableStudent |
Dionysius of Alexandria
→
Gregory Thaumaturgus → |
| notableTeacher |
Clement of Alexandria
→
Didymus the Blind → Heraclas of Alexandria → Origen → Pantaenus → |
| partOf |
Alexandrian intellectual tradition
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| religion |
Christianity
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| theologicalOrientation |
Alexandrian school of theology
→
Christian Platonism → allegorical hermeneutics → |
| tradition |
Alexandrian Christianity
→
Alexandrian theological tradition → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Alexandrian theology
("Alexandrian school")
→
Arius ("Alexandrian church") → |
associatedWith |
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Athanasius of Alexandria
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educatedAt |
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Origen
("Alexandrian school")
→
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movement |
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Origen
("catechetical school of Alexandria")
→
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taughtAt |