Clement of Alexandria (150-202 A.D.)
(This is an excerpt from a University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org, please feel free to visit the school website)
Clement
was born in Athens, traveled widely and converted to Christianity.
Origen was his pupil in Alexandria. Clementwas a native of Athens and
converted to Christianity after meeting Pantaenus, founder of the
Catechetical School at Alexandria. He became head of the School around
180 A.D. For over 20 years he worked, teaching Christianity to the
faithful. The Catechetical School gave students knowledge the Gospel of
Christ and a sound liberal arts education. For Clement the science and
philosophy of the Greeks was like the Torah of the Hebrews, preparing
the way for the Gospel. With a scholarly defense of the faith, a
willingness to meet and discourse with non-Christian scholars, he
established the good news of Christianity for the world of learning. He
was executed in 202 A.D. Today Clement is found on both the Eastern
calendar and the Anglican calendar.