Carpocrates
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexandria |
| Egypt | |
| Children | Epiphanes |
| Died | Cephalonia |
| Greece | |
| 138 AD | |
| Cephalonia | |
| Greece | |
| Tradit or movement | Gnosticism |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1354455 |
Carpocrates Life story
Carpocrates of Alexandria was the founder of an early Gnostic sect from the first half of the 2nd century. As with many Gnostic sects, one knows of the Carpocratians only through the writings of the Church Fathers, principally Irenaeus of Lyons and Clement of Alexandria.
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