Rufinus, of Aquileia, 345-410 (Christian monk and translator)
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Dates
- Existence: 345-410 - 0410
Biography
Rufinus, of Aquileia (Tyrannius Rufinus) was a fourth-century Christian monk and theologian, best known for his translations from Greek to Latin of work by Origen, a second and third-century Christian theologian and scholar. Rufinus was born near Aquileia, in northern Italy. In 401, Rufinus was commissioned by Bishop Chromatius of Aquileia to translate the Historia Ecclesiastica by Eusebius as an antidote to the terror caused by the Gothic incursions into Italy. He also translated Origen's homilies for the whole Heptateuch except Deuteronomy, and others on selected Psalms, the Song of Songs, and 1 Samuel.
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Eusebius's Historia Ecclesiastica [incomplete] translated and continued by Tyrannius Rufinus, 12th century
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Identifier: MS 179
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Tyrannius Rufinus was a fourth-century Christian monk and theologian. Rufinus is known for his translations of work by Origen, a second and third-century Christian theologian and scholar. In 401, Rufinus was commissioned by Bishop Chromatius of Aquileia (Rufinus was born near Aquileia, in northern Italy) to translate the Historia Ecclesiastica by Eusebius. This translation of the text of ecclesiastical history by the third-century historian Eusebius was...
Dates:
12th century