Lucius of Cyrene

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Lucius of Cyrene was an early Christian prophet and teacher mentioned in the New Testament as part of the leadership of the multicultural church in Antioch.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lucius of Cyrene canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical person
early Christian figure
activityLocation Antioch
associatedWith Antioch
multicultural church in Antioch
canonicalStatus recognized in Christian canon
contemporaryOf Barnabas
Manaen
Saul of Tarsus
linked to: Apostle Paul

Simeon called Niger
linked to: Simeon Niger
culturalContext Hellenistic Judaism
linked to: Hellenistic Jews
ethnicOrGeographicOrigin Cyrene
gender male
historicalPeriod 1st century
historicity little biographical information preserved beyond Acts 13:1
knownFor being listed among prophets and teachers in Antioch
languageContext Greek New Testament
memberOf church in Antioch
leadership of the church in Antioch
mentionedIn Acts 13:1
Acts of the Apostles
regionAssociatedWith Cyrenaica
religion Christianity
role prophet
teacher
scripturalRole leader in early Christian community
sourceType biblical text
testament New Testament

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

church in Antioch hasMember Lucius of Cyrene
Simeon called Niger contemporaneousWith Lucius of Cyrene