Alexandria

Description: Major port city in Egypt; great center of learning in the ancient world
Coordinates: 31.2001, 29.9187

Major port city in Egypt; great center of learning in the ancient world. Apollonius returned to Alexandria before continuing to Ethiopia.

II. JEROME TO PAULINUS. — Apollonius returned to Alexandria before going on to Ethiopia
"having returned to Alexandria, he went on to Ethiopia"

Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers — St. Mark instituted the Christian study of sacred Letters at Alexandria; the Essenes there spent the entire day reading and searching the sacred volumes
"St. Mark instituted this Christian study of the sacred Letters at Alexandria"
Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers — The beginnings of the Alexandrian school were laid, which afterwards grew and produced hosts of Martyrs and Doctors
"From that time the beginnings of the Alexandrian school were laid"
Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers — The Alexandrian school described as the parent of so many Doctors and Prelates
"regarding the Alexandrian school, the parent of so many Doctors and Prelates, no one doubts"
Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers — Pope Agapetus wished to introduce at Rome schools like those at Alexandria
"just as the institution is reported to have long existed at Alexandria"
The Septuagint Translation and Greek Translators — Philadelphus arranged for the Septuagint to be deposited in the Alexandrian library through Demetrius
"Philadelphus arrange for this Septuagint version to be deposited, through Demetrius the prefect of the Alexandrian library"
The Fathers' Defense of the Old Testament — St. Jerome went to Alexandria to see Didymus and consult him about Scripture
"very recently, for this above all other reasons, I went to Alexandria, to see Didymus"

Sacred Chronology — Alexandria captured by Augustus in the sacred chronology
"then 275 years to Alexandria being captured by Augustus"

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