Born around 150. Before his conversion as an adult, Clement travelled a lot, eager for knowledge. He settled in Alexandria, where he learnt from Pantaenus. He opened a school where he taught Christianity as a philosophy (but he was not responsible for catechesis, contrary to what has often been said). He had pagan scholars in his audience, not only Christians. He fled to Cappadocia during the persecution of Septimius Severus (202-203). He probably died around 215-216.
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