Dionysius the Areopagite

American  

noun

1. 1st century a.d., Athenian scholar: converted to Christianity by Saint Paul c50.

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Dionysius the Areopagite British  

/ ˌærɪˈɒpəˌɡaɪt /

noun

1. 1st century _ad , Greek Christian, thought to have been the first Bishop of Athens: long considered the author of influential theological works actually written c. 500 See Pseudo-Dionysius

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Dionysius the Areopagite

It was with the same purpose that he turned next to the early Fathers and to the writer called Dionysius the Areopagite.

From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved

The premier Greek MS. of France is a copy of the works attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite, which the Greek Emperor Michael the Stammerer sent to Louis the Pious in the year 827.

From The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts Helps for Students of History, No. 17. by James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes)

The Epicureans and Stoics, 105 The resurrection of the body, a strange doctrine, 106 Conversion of Dionysius the Areopagite, 107 Corinth in the first century, ib.

From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)

St. Dionysius the Areopagite, who was present at the death of the Virgin, and St. Bernard, who composed the famous 'Salve Regina' in her honour.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

The first uninspired teacher of this mystic theology is thought to have been Dionysius the Areopagite, and the martyred Bishop of Athens, or, as some say, of Paris.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.