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Flourished c.101 - c.200
Notable Works Gospel of Truth
Subjects Of Study gnosticism
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Saint Sarapion
Egyptian monk
Gil de Siloé: Saint James the Greater
St. James
apostle, son of Zebedee
Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)
St. Paul the Apostle
Christian Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle
Christian Apostle
St. Luke the Evangelist
St. Luke
biblical author
Thomas Ball: Saint John the Evangelist
St. John the Apostle
Christian Apostle
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Simon Magus
Samarian magician
Copy of Donatello's Saint Mark
St. Mark
Christian saint
Depiction of St. Matthew
St. Matthew
apostle
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St. Silas
Christian prophet
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Amenemope
Egyptian author
Ptahhotep on a palanquin, relief from his tomb.
Ptahhotep
Egyptian vizier
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Origen
Christian theologian
St. Athanasius
St. Athanasius
Egyptian theologian
Hiëronymus Bosch: The Temptation of Saint Anthony
St. Anthony of Egypt
Egyptian monk
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St. Cyril of Alexandria
Christian theologian
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Macarius the Egyptian
Egyptian monk
St. Pachomius
St. Pachomius
Egyptian monk
Lavinia Fontana: The Holy Family with Saint Catherine of Alexandria
St. Catherine of Alexandria
Egyptian martyr
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Shenute
Egyptian religious reformer