Anti-Heretical Writerswriter
Who he was
- One of the letters of Dionysius of Corinth was addressed to a Church in Crete, in which he mentioned Pinytus of Gnossus in Crete.
- Eusebius is the only source to preserve the name Pinytus, bishop of Gnossus.
- On the basis of Eusebius’ testimony, St. Jerome mentions Pinytus in his De viris illustribus, 28.
What he wrote
- Pinytus replied to Dionysius’ letter saying that he admired and welcomed him, but exhorted him to provide at some time more solid food to nourish people under him with another more advanced letter.
- Eusebius wrote, “In this letter the Orthodoxy of Pinytus in the faith, his care for those under him, his learning and theological understanding, are shown as in a most accurate image” (H. E. 4:23:8).