Dionysius Areopagita
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Dionysius Areopagita ( Greek Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεοπαγίτης; * and † around the first century AD ) is the name of an assessor of Areopagus who was converted by Paul in Athens . He later became the second bishop of Athens .
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Paul’s conversion is recorded in Acts 17.34 ELB . Eusebius of Caesarea reports on the episcopate of Dionysius (Historia Ecclesiae 3,4). His wife's name was Damaris .
Confusion of names
An anonymous philosopher and theologian who worked around the year 500 claimed the name and identity of the Athenian Areopagite for himself. He is usually referred to as the Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagita .
In the Middle Ages, following Hilduin of Saint-Denis , Dionysius of Paris (3rd century) was equated with the Athens bishop.
Commemoration
The Catholic and Orthodox churches celebrate Remembrance Day on October 3rd .
- The Catholic Cathedral of Athens bears its patronage
- A moon crater was named after him.
Web links
- Entry in Stadler's dictionary of saints
literature
- Charles M. Stang: Apophasis and Pseudonymity in Dionysius the Areopagite . Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York 2012, ISBN 9780199640423 .
- Adolf Jülicher : Dionysios 154 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume V, 1, Stuttgart 1903, Sp. 996-998.
Individual evidence
- ^ Karl Jaroš : The New Testament and its authors. An introduction (= UTB . 3087 Theology, Religion ). Böhlau, Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 2008, ISBN 978-3-8252-3087-6 , p. 154.
- ↑ Dionysius "the Areopagite" . Website of the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints . Retrieved October 3, 2011.
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| SURNAME | Dionysius Areopagita |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | first bishop of Athens |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century or 2nd century |