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Isidore of Seville (Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis; c. 560 – 4 April 636) was a Hispano-Roman scholar, theologian, and archbishop of Seville. He is widely regarded, in the words of 19th-century historian Montalembert , as "the last scholar of the ancient world".
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Mar 31, 2024 · St. Isidore of Sevilla (born c. 560, Cartagena or Sevilla, Spain—died April 4, 636, Sevilla; canonized 1598; feast day April 4) was a theologian, last of the Western Latin Fathers, archbishop, and encyclopaedist.
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Apr 4, 2024 · Saint Isidore of Seville was a prolific writer and capable administrator of his diocese. Following his brother as bishop of Seville, he founded schools and seminaries, and he was known for his encyclopedic knowledge. Perhaps Isidore's greatest accomplishment is that he was a holy man.
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Isidore was the last of the ancient Christian Philosophers, as he was the last of the great Latin Fathers. He was undoubtedly the most learned man of his age and exercised a far-reaching and immeasurable influence on the educational life of the Middle Ages .
Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla) (c. 560 - April 4, 636) was Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades, theologian, the last of the Western Latin Fathers, and an encyclopaedist. Isidore has the reputation of being one of the great scholars of the early Middle Ages.
Isidore was the last of the ancient Christian Philosophers, as he was the last of the great Latin Fathers. He was undoubtedly the most learned man of his age and exercised a far-reaching and immeasurable influence on the educational life of the Middle Ages.
May 17, 2018 · Isidore of Seville (c.560–636) Archbishop of Seville from c.600 and a distinguished administrator, teacher, and writer. His works include Etymologies, which was an encyclopedia, and books on history, natural science, linguistic studies, and theology. Pope Clement VIII canonized him in 1598.
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