caption death_date death_place influenced era birth_place school_tradition influences birth_date image article_title name region
photius , theognostus and cyprian c. 270 heliopolis , egypt school of alexandria , gregory of nyssa ante-nicene fathers alexandria , egypt platonic , hellinistic bible , plato , origen of alexandria c. 210 photius , theognostus and cyprian.jpg theognostus of alexandria
 theognostus of alexandria christian philosophy
theognostus of alexandria

theognostus -lrb- ; c. 210 -- c. 270 -rrb- was a late 3rd century alexandrian theologian .
he is known from quotes by athanasius and photios i of constantinople .
philip of side says that he presided over the school of alexandria after pierius -lrb- ad 265 -rrb- .
although a disciple of origen of alexandria no reference of him can be found by eusebius or jerome .
the main textual point of reference is derived from athanasius .
