List of Famous people with last name Samosata

Lucian of Samosata

First Name Lucian

Died on November 30, 0199

Born in Adıyaman Province

Lucian of Samosata was a Syrian satirist and rhetorician who is best known for his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, with which he frequently ridiculed superstition, religious practices, and belief in the paranormal. Although his native language was probably Syriac, all of his extant works are written entirely in Ancient Greek.

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Paul of Samosata

First Name Paul

Last Name Samosata

Born on November 30, 0199

Died on November 30, 0274 (aged 75)

Born in Adıyaman Province

Paul of Samosata was Bishop of Antioch from 260 to 268 and the originator of the Paulianist heresy named after him. He was a believer in monarchianism, a nontrinitarian doctrine; his teachings reflect adoptionism.

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