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Peter of Alexandria

Post-Apostolic Church

INTRO

Peter of Alexandria was an overseer in Alexandria, Egypt around AD 310.

LIFE

At the church in Alexandria, Peter began as a reader of Scripture, then became a deacon, then became an overseer.  He was martyred during the persecutions under Emperor Diocletian.

WORKS

Some of the important events in Peter's life involved Meletius, bishop of Lycopolis which is not far from Alexandria.  Peter and Meletius had disagreements over how to handle Christians who had sacrificed to pagan gods and wanted to return to the church in repentance.  Peter took a more lenient stance and Meletius took a more strict stance.  Meletius began a schism and was later demoted at the Council of Nicaea.

Peter was one of the first Christian writers to speak against Arianism which taught that the Son (Jesus Christ) was a separate God from the Father and had been created by the Father.  Peter was followed by Alexander of Alexandria who took up the charge against Arianism at the Council of Nicaea which declared Arianism as heretical.  After Meletius died, his followers joined the Arians.

There is a legend that during the persecution under Emperor Diocletian, Peter was imprisoned with Meletius.