Marcion

Marcion, born at Sinope, in Pontus, was a religious reformer of the 2nd century who was considered a heretic by the then Christian religious leaders. He was convinced that the traditional records of Christianity had been tampered with, and therefore he sought to restore Christianity to its original purity, taking his stand on the words of Christ and the interpretation of St. Paul as the only true apostle. Marcion held that an ascetic life was of the essence of Christianity.

He had a following called Marcionites.