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Ildefonsus of Toledo

c. 607 – 667 · b. Toledo · Bishop of Toledo
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Archbishop of Toledo (657-667). Disciple of Isidore. Wrote De Virginitate Sanctae Mariae and continued Isidore's De Viris Illustribus.

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Who was Ildefonsus of Toledo?
Ildefonsus of Toledo (607–667) — Archbishop of Toledo (657-667). Disciple of Isidore. Wrote De Virginitate Sanctae Mariae and continued Isidore's De Viris Illustribus.
Who taught Ildefonsus of Toledo?
Isidore of Seville.

Sources for biography

  • Ildefonsus, De Virginitate Perpetua Sanctae Mariae primary
  • Ildefonsus, De Viris Illustribus primary

tradition connections(1)

  • taught by Isidore of Seville
    Ildefonsus is traditionally said to have studied under Isidore at Seville; the connection is plausible but rests on later sources.
    Cixila, Vita Hildefonsi · ODCC s.v. Ildefonsus

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