Erigena
[ih-rij-uh-nuh]
- Jo·han·nes Sco·tus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs, -ˈhæn ɪs/, a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
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Perhaps John, called the Scot or Erigena, also came, but we do not know certainly.
Old English LibrariesErnest Savage
The Scholastic philosophy sent forth such daring thinkers as Erigena and Abélard.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VJohn Lord
Erigena teaches the restitution of all things under the form of the Dionysian adunatio or deificatio.
Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser MysteriesAnnie Besant
Erigena translated Dionysius into Latin along with the commentaries of Maximus, and his system is essentially based upon theirs.
Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser MysteriesAnnie Besant
Two medallions of Alfred and Erigena ornament the outside of the Hall, so as to overlook the field of battle.
Erigena
- John Scotus. ?800–?877 ad, Irish Neo-Platonist philosopher
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