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Marius Victorinus
c. 290 – c. 364 · b. Africa
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 290, Africa
- Died
- c. 364, Rome
- Region
- west
- Era
- nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Gaius Marius Victorinus
Highlights
- Main contribution
- African rhetorician at Rome, Neoplatonist, who converted to Christianity in old age.
- Primary source
- Augustine, Confessions 8.2
African rhetorician at Rome, Neoplatonist, who converted to Christianity in old age. Wrote anti-Arian Trinitarian treatises and a famous influence on Augustine.
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Sources for biography
- Augustine, Confessions 8.2 primary
- Jerome, De Viris Illustribus 101 primary
documented connections(1)
- knew of (incoming) Augustine of HippoAugustine was deeply moved by hearing of the conversion of Marius Victorinus.Augustine, Confessions 8.2-5
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 Marius Victorinus).