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Didymus the Blind
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4th century Alexandrian Christian theologian
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Didymus the Blind was a male presbyter and writer active in Alexandria during the Low Roman Empire. Born in 313 and dying in 398, he held citizenship in Ancient Rome. He is recognized as a saint with a feast day on October 18. His professional work focused on religious literature, Christian literature, and ancient history.
Didymus wrote in Ancient Greek and spoke Arabic, Latin, and Ancient Greek. His notable works include *De spiritu sancto*, *Sur la Genèse*, the *Psalmenkommentar* (Tura-Papyrus), *Kommentar zum Ecclesiastes*, and *Lezioni sui Salmi*. He is described in sources such as *De viris illustribus*, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- ca. 313
- Died
- ca. 398
- Works
- 22
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 313
- Died
- c. 398
- Venerated in
- Coptic Orthodoxy , Syriac Orthodoxy
- Feast
- 6 Paoni ( Coptic Church )
- Patronage
- The Blind
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Alexandria
- Place of death
- Alexandria
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Field of work
- ancient history
- Image
- Didymus the blind.jpg
- Work location
- Alexandria
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- medical condition
- blindness
- date of birth
- 0313-00-00
- date of death
- 0398-00-00
- canonization status
- saint
- time period
- Low Roman Empire
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- feast day
- October 18
- Commons category
- Didymus the Blind
- P13311
- Roncello
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
11 objects attributed to Didymus the Blind, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Didymi Alexandrini Praeceptoris Divi Hieronymi in omnes epistolas Canonicas breuis enarratio
In omnes epistolas canonicas enarratio. Ejusdem de spiritu sancto lib. 3. divo Hieronymo interprete
De spiritu sancto libri III a sancto Hieronymo ... in latinum sermonem transl. nunc primum seorsim ed. et a multis mendis repurgati studio Joannis a Fuchte
Didymu tu Alexandreōs ta sōzomena panta. = Didymi Alexandrini opera omnia
De Trinitate Libri Tres. Nunc primum ex Passioneiano codice Græce editi, Latine conversi, ac Notis illustrati A D. Johanne Aloysio Mingarellio ...
Catena variorum in proverbia Salomonis - BSB Cod.graec. 561
Beati Didymi Alexandrini De Spiritv Sancto Libri Tres : in quibus ferme omnia tam Veteris, quam Novi Testamenti testimonia, ... recensentur
Didymi Alexandrini Praeceptoris Divi Hieronymi in omnes epistolas Canonicas breuis enarratio
Didymi Alexandrini : Praeceptoris Divi Hieronymi in omnes epistolas Canonicas breuis enarratio, nunquam ante hac aedita
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Encyclopedic overview
Didymus the Blind (Coptic: Ⲇⲓⲇⲩⲙⲟⲥ Ⲡⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ; c. 313 – 398) was a Christian theologian in the Church of Alexandria, where he taught for about half a century. He was a student of Origen, and, after the Second Council of Constantinople condemned Origen, Didymus's works were not copied. Many of his writings are lost, but some of his commentaries and essays survive. He was seen as intelligent and a good teacher.
Early life and education
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