Alexander of Hierapolis (Phrygia)

Alexander of Hierapolis (Gr. Ἀλέξανδρος) (fl. 253) was a bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia (modern Pamukkale, Turkey).[1]

He was the author of a book entitled On the new things introduced by Christ into the world (τί καινὸν εἰσήνεγκε Χριστός εἰς τὸν κόσμον. κεφ. θ'), which is no longer extant.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "article name needed". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 

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