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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 human born in Alexandria in 313 and died there in 398. He lived during the Low Roman Empire and held citizenship in Ancient Rome. His occupations included serving as a presbyter and writer. He worked in Alexandria and produced religious literature, Christian literature, and ancient history texts. He wrote in Ancient Greek and also spoke Arabic and Latin.
He is recognized as a saint with a feast day on October 18. His notable works include *De spiritu sancto*, *Sur la Genèse*, *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
via Open Library + Wikidata
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Detection of the gravitational redshift in the orbit of the star S2 near the Galactic centre massive black hole
· 2018 · cited 827x
- Crystallization at Inorganic-organic Interfaces: Biominerals and Biomimetic Synthesis
· 1993 · cited 660x
- First light for GRAVITY: Phase referencing optical interferometry for the Very Large Telescope Interferometer
· 2017 · cited 497x
- Innovation indicators throughout the innovation process: An extensive literature analysis
· 2019 · cited 470x
- Nuclear energy generation and waste transmutation using an accelerator-driven intense thermal neutron source
· 1992 · cited 464x
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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
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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