Aphthonius of Alexandria
Manichaean leader
Aphthonius of Alexandria is mentioned by church historian Philostorgius as a learned and eloquent bishop of the Manichaeans. He is mentioned as a disciple and commentator of the prophet Mani by Photios I of Constantinople and Peter of Sicily, and in the form of abjuring Manichaeism.
Related people
- Mani disciple of · traditional
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.