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Gennadius of Massilia (died c. 496), also known as Gennadius Scholasticus or Gennadius Massiliensis, was a 5th-century Christian priest, monk, and historian.

His best-known work is De Viris Illustribus ("Of Famous Men"), a biography of over 90 contemporary significant Christians, which continued a work of the same name by Jerome.

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Gennadius of Massilia

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Gennadius of Massilia (died c. 496), also known as Gennadius Scholasticus or Gennadius Massiliensis, was a 5th-century Christian priest, monk, and historian...

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Gennadius

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Gennadius or Gennadios may refer to: Gennadius of Constantinople (died 471), Patriarch of Constantinople from 458 to 471 Gennadius of Massilia (5th century)...

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History of the filioque controversy

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and 495), Gennadius of Massilia (died c. 496), Avitus of Vienne (c. 470 – 523), Fulgentius of Ruspe (462 or 467 – 527 or 533), and Isidore of Seville (died...

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Lectionary

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documentary record of a special book of readings is a reference by Gennadius of Massilia to a work produced by Musaeus of Marseilles at the request of Bishop Venerius...

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Severian of Gabala

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of the Oak. Details of his life are scanty, and are preserved in Socrates Scholasticus and Sozomen. There is a brief entry in Gennadius of Massilia....

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496

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patriarch of Alexandria Epiphanius, bishop of Pavia (b. 438). Gennadius of Massilia, priest and historian. Gibuld, king of the Alamanni Gunthamund, king of the...

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De scriptoribus ecclesiasticis

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ecclesiasticis (5th century), by Gennadius of Massilia De viris illustribus, sive de scriptoribus ecclesiasticis (11th century), by Sigebert of Gembloux De luminaribus...

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Commonitory

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second was lost or, according to Gennadius of Massilia, stolen while Vincent was still alive, and he wrote only a synopsis of the lost tome's contents but...

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Patristics

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of the most prominent Greek Fathers are Justin Martyr, Athanasius of Alexandria, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria...

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Adversus omnes haereses

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Overthrow of the So-Called Gnosis by Irenaeus, usual Latin title Adversus Haereses A work by Pseudo-Tertullian A lost work by Gennadius of Massilia A famous...

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Filioque

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Creed. Thereafter, Eucherius of Lyon, Gennadius of Massilia, Boethius, Agnellus, Bishop of Ravenna, Cassiodorus, Gregory of Tours are witnesses that the...

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List of Church Fathers

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following is a list of Christian Church Fathers. Roman Catholics generally regard the Patristic period to have ended with the death of John of Damascus in 749...

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Ancient church orders

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Western Statuta Eccesiae Antiqua (about 490 AD, probably composed by Gennadius of Massilia and based on both Apostolic Tradition and Apostolic Constitutions)...

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Orosius

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biographical references for Orosius come from the writings of Gennadius of Massilia and Braulio of Zaragoza, although his own writings should not be overlooked...

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Aphrahat

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manuscript of 512 which contains twelve of his homilies. Hence he was already confused with Jacob of Nisibis, by the time of Gennadius of Massilia (before...

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Claudius Marius Victorius

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the moral degradation of his age. Evidence for Claudius's life comes from Gennadius of Massilia. He was born in the second half of the fourth century and...

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Sulpicius Severus

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historian Gennadius of Massilia. Born of noble parents in Aquitaine, Severus enjoyed excellent educational advantages. He was imbued with the culture of his...

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Jacob of Nisibis

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by Gennadius of Massilia and others are now understood to be the work of Saint Aphraates. The misidentification arose from Aphraates' assumption of the...

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Prosper of Aquitaine

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notarial capacity. Gennadius of Massilia's De viris illustribus (lxxxiv, 89) repeats the tradition that Prosper dictated the famous letters of Leo I against...

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Faustus of Riez

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Libellus parvus adversus Arianos et Macedonianos, mentioned by Gennadius of Massilia, seems to be lost. Faustus maintained that the human soul is in...

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Paenitentiale Theodori

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on the judgements of Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury. It exists in multiple versions, the fullest and historically most important of which is the U or...

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De viris illustribus

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Romae. Jerome's collection of Christian biographies, De Viris Illustribus, contains 135 brief notices. Gennadius of Massilia's De Viris Illustribus, who...

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List of Occitans

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Annals and the Histories, probably born in Gallia Narbonensis. Gennadius of Massilia, 5th century Christian priest, polemist, theologian and historian...

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Eugenius of Carthage

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successors. Both Gennadius of Massilia and Pope Gelasius I had heard of the subject by 494 and two pastoral letters survive. In 992 the bishop of Savona established...

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Maximus of Turin

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disciple of Ambrose of Milan and Eusebius of Vercelli. Gennadius of Massilia described Maximus as a profound student of scripture and a learned preacher. Maximus...

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490s

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of Leinster 496 November 21 – Pope Gelasius I. Athanasius, Coptic Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria Epiphanius, bishop of Pavia (b. 438). Gennadius of...

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Musaeus of Marseilles

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Musaeus of Marseilles (fl. c. 450) was a priest from Massilia. According to Gennadius, he died "during the reign of Leo and Majorian", between 457 and...

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