Isidore, of Seville, Saint, d 636 (scholar and Archbishop of Seville)
Person
Dates
- Existence: d 636
Biography
Saint Isidore of Seville was born c. 560 and died in 636. He was Archbishop of Seville and is widely regarded as the last of the Fathers of the Church. His fame after his death was based on his Etymologiae, an etymological encyclopedia which assembled extracts of many books from classical antiquity that would have otherwise been lost.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
'Testimoniorum Ysidori contra Judeos', also known as De fide catholica contra Iudaeos by Isidore of Seville, 12th century
Part
Identifier: MS 16/ff. 108v-143v
Contents
This part of the manuscript contains Isidore of Seville's De fide catholica contra Iudaeos ('On the Catholic faith against the Jews'). In this text, Isidore presents an anti-Jewish argument that reflects the theological arguments of the time it was written (Isidore lived from approximately 560 to 636 CE).This section begins on f.108v with Venerabili et sancte sorori florentine Ysidorus and ends on f.143v with ...
Dates:
12th century