Home›Sources›Valentinian, Gnostic Sect (Encyclopaedia Britannica)SourcesValentinian, Gnostic Sect (Encyclopaedia Britannica)Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Valentinian, Gnostic Sect (Encyclopaedia Britannica)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/britannica-valentinian.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Valentinian, Gnostic Sect (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/britannica-valentinianCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-valentinian-gnostic-sect-encyclopaedia-b, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Valentinian, Gnostic Sect (Encyclopaedia Britannica)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/britannica-valentinian}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXEncyclopaedia Britannica's reference entry on the Valentinian Gnostic sect founded by Valentinus.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (18 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Encyclopaedia Britannica's entry on the Valentinian sect is written and edited in-house without an academic peer review process, the middle tier reflecting a professionally fact checked general reference rather than a specialist patristics source.NotesWell-attestedA general reference encyclopedia with editorial staff and a long institutional record. Reliable for Valentinus's career and the school's pleroma and three-natures cosmology.CitationAuthorWell-attestedThe Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaPublisherWell-attestedEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Publication YearWell-attested2026URLWell-attestedhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/ValentinianSource TypeWell-attestedreferenceClaims Backed By This Source (18 claims)This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Well-attested14ArticlesA Rejected Candidate Founds His Own SchoolThree Kinds of People, One Path to the PleromaSourcesValentinian, Gnostic Sect (Encyclopaedia Britannica)Connected2ArticlesA Rejected Candidate Founds His Own SchoolThree Kinds of People, One Path to the PleromaGeneral References2ArticlesA Rejected Candidate Founds His Own SchoolThree Kinds of People, One Path to the PleromaComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year