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Tyrannius Rufinus, also called Rufinus of Aquileia (Latin: Rufinus Aquileiensis; 344/345–411), was a monk, philosopher, historian, and theologian who worked to translate Greek patristic material, especially the work of Origen, into Latin.
Apr 4, 2024 · Tyrannius Rufinus (born c. 345, Concordia, near Aquileia, Italy—died 410/411, Sicily, possibly at Messina) was a Roman priest, writer, theologian, and translator of Greek theological works into Latin at a time when knowledge of Greek was declining in the West. After study at Rome, where he met Jerome (later a saint and one of the doctors of ...
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Rufinus Tyrannius, better known as RUFINUS OFAQUILEIA, b. about 345, probably at Concordia in Italy (Jerome, Ep. ii, 2); d. in Sicily about 410.Though both his parents were of the Christian Faith, he was not baptized till he was about twenty-five years old at Aquileia, where he lived for a short time as a monk.
Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more — all for only $19.99... This exposition of the Creed was made at the request of Laurentius, a Bishop whose see is unknown, but is conjectured by Fontanini, in his life of Rufinus, to have been Concordia, Rufinus' birthplace. Its exact date cannot be fixed; but from the ...
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Tyrannius Rufinus. Roman priest, writer and theologian. Summary. Biography. Works About. Summary. Born. 346. Died. 411. Importance. 39% Biography. After study at Rome, where he met Jerome (later a saint and one of the doctors of the Western Church), Rufinus entered a monastery at Aquileia.
Rufinus Tyrannius, monk, presbyter, the friend, and later the adversary, of Jerome, was born at Concordia, Italy, about A.D. 330. Forty years later he was converted to Christianity at Aquileia and became a monk in which character he visited the East and became acquainted with the monastic institution as found in the Nitrian desert and elsewhere.