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Dionysius the Areopagite
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Dionysius the Areopagite (lived c. 500 AD)

Christian mystical theologian. He is also known as Pseudo-Dionysius because he has been falsely identified with the Dionysius converted by Paul in Acts 17:34.

In the early 6th century letters written under his name appeared and were used to support the Monophysite position. The authenticity of these letters is disputed, though they were widely influential in both the Western and Eastern churches.



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34) But some of them joined him and became believers, including Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Clement's influence has extended from Pseudo-Dionysus the Areopagite through mediaeval mystics and Renaissance Florentines to John Wesley, various 19th-century Anglicans, and scholars of all persuasions writing on early church life and literature--a rich tapestry indeed.
Karel Floss demonstrates the important place that Dionysius the Areopagite held in the thought of not only Ficino but also Ambrogio Traversari, Lefevre d'Etaples, and many medieval thinkers.
 
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