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Saint Justin Martyr

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saint Justin Martyr c.AD 100-c.AD 165, Christian apologist, called also Justin the Philosopher. Born in Samaria of pagan parents, he studied philosophy, and after his conversion in Ephesus to Christianity at about the age of 38, he went from place to place trying to convert men of learning by philosophical argument. He opened a school of Christian philosophy at Rome, where he and some disciples were finally martyred under Marcus Aurelius. Of his writings (in Greek), only two undisputed works remain, the Apology (with an appendix called the Second Apology ) and the Dialogue. The Apology... Read more
Justin Martyr, Saint
World Encyclopedia Justin Martyr, Saint (100–165) Greek philosopher. He was one of the first Christian apologists in the early Church. Raised as a Jew, he converted... Read more
Saint Justin Martyr
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ...In his Dialogue with Trypho he tried to prove the truth of Christianity to a scholarly Jew named Trypho. While living in Rome, he was denounced as subversive and condemned to death. Saint Justin Martyr Saint Justin Martyr Saint Justin Martyr Read more

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