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Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
c. 470* – c. 530
Also known as Dionysius the Areopagite · Denys · Pseudo-Denys
Feast: 9 October (Catholic)
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Highlights
- Main contribution
- Anonymous late 5th/early 6th-century Syrian Christian Neoplatonist who wrote under the pseudonym of Dionysius the Areopagite (Acts 17:34).
- Best first read
- The Complete Works
- Primary source
- Pseudo-Dionysius, De Divinis Nominibus
Anonymous late 5th/early 6th-century Syrian Christian Neoplatonist who wrote under the pseudonym of Dionysius the Areopagite (Acts 17:34). Author of the Corpus Areopagiticum: Divine Names, Mystical Theology, Celestial Hierarchy, Ecclesiastical Hierarchy, and Letters. Hugely influential on later mystical and scholastic theology. NOT Paul's Athenian convert; identity disputed.
Notable works
- ·The Complete Works · 500
Primary sources
- ·Pseudo-Dionysius, De Divinis Nominibus
- ·Pseudo-Dionysius, De Mystica Theologia
Daily reading
Book of the day
On the Unity of Christ
Cyril of AlexandriaA reading pick tied to today's figure, quote, era, or event. The best short entry into the Nestorian controversy and why 'one Christ' mattered so much.
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