Apologistswriter
Who he was
- He wrote a treatise to Marcus Aurelius, five books Against the Pagans, two books On the Truth (peri alethias), two books Against the Jews, and the treatises which he wrote against the heretic opinion of the Phrygians(Montanists). None is extant.
What he wrote
- Claudius Apollinaris was bishop of Hierapolis, the city of Papias, during the time of Marcus Aurelius (161- 180).
- His involvement in the principal ecclesiastical problems of his day makes regrettable the loss of his writings.