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Didymus the Blind
c. 313 – 398 · b. Alexandria
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 313, Alexandria
- Died
- 398, Alexandria
- Region
- egypt
- Era
- nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Blind from childhood; head of the Alexandrian catechetical school.
- Primary source
- Jerome, De Viris Illustribus 109
Blind from childhood; head of the Alexandrian catechetical school. Wrote on the Holy Spirit and on the Trinity. Posthumously condemned for Origenism.
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Common questions
- Who was Didymus the Blind?
- Didymus the Blind (313–398) — Blind from childhood; head of the Alexandrian catechetical school. Wrote on the Holy Spirit and on the Trinity. Posthumously condemned for Origenism.
- Who did Didymus the Blind teach?
- Jerome and Rufinus of Aquileia.
Sources for biography
- Jerome, De Viris Illustribus 109 primary
- Rufinus, Hist. Eccl. 11.7 primary
documented connections(3)
- cited Origen of AlexandriaDidymus's exegesis is heavily Origenist; he was condemned with Origen at Constantinople II (553).Jerome, De Viris Illustribus 109 · Rufinus, Hist. Eccl. 11.7
- taught by (incoming) JeromeJerome studied with Didymus at Alexandria c. 386.Jerome, De Viris Illustribus 109, 135
- taught by (incoming) Rufinus of AquileiaRufinus also studied under Didymus at Alexandria.Rufinus, Apologia 2.12
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Didymus the Blind).