Sophia is a figure, along with Knowledge, among many of the early Christian knowledge theologies grouped by the heresiologist Irenaeus as gnostikoi, "knowing". Gnosticism is a 17th-century term expand
A mystical depiction of Sophia from Geheime Figuren der Rosenkreuzer, Altona, 1785
Helen on the Ramparts of Troy by Frederick Leighton; an incarnation of the Ennoia in the Simonian system
Valentinianism was one of the major Gnostic Christian movements. Founded by Valentinus in the 2nd century, its influence spread widely within the Roman Empire, from northwest Africa to Egypt through t
Valentinian inscription from the grave stele of Flavia Sophe, referencing the bridal chamber.
Back of the grave stele of Flavia Sophe referencing Valentinian beliefs about eternal life.
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