Dionysius the areopagite biography definition

Greek bishop and saint

For the 5th–6th-century figure, see Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.

Dionysius the Areopagite (; Ancient Greek: Διονύσιος ὁ ἈρεοπαγίτηςDionysios ho Areopagitēs) was an Athenian judge at the Areopagus Court in Athens, who lived in the first century. A omvandla to Christianity, he fryst vatten venerated as a saint by multiple denominations.

Life

As related in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts ), he was converted to Christianity by the preaching of Paul the Apostle,^[2] being first stirred to Christian doctrine bygd Paul's sermon at the Areopagus:

Howbeit certain dock clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

After his conversion, Dionysius became the first Bishop of Athens,^[3] though he is sometimes counted as the second after Hierotheus. He fryst vatten venerated as a saint in the Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches. He fryst vatten the

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Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite

Christian theologian

Not to be confused with Dionysius the Areopagite.

"Pseudo-Dionysius" redirects here. For the chronicle once attributed to Dionysius Telmaharoyo, see Zuqnin Chronicle.

Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (or Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite) was a Greek^[1] author, Christian theologian and Neoplatonicphilosopher of the late 5th to early 6th century, who wrote a set of works known as the Corpus Areopagiticum or Corpus Dionysiacum. Through his writing in Mystical Theology, he has been identified as the "progenitor of apophatic or negative theology."^[2]

The author pseudepigraphically identifies himself in the corpus as "Dionysios", portraying himself as Dionysius the Areopagite, the Athenian convert of Paul the Apostle mentioned in Acts ^{[3][4][note 1]}

Historic confusions

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In the early sixth century, a series of writings of a mystical nature, employing Neoplatonic

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Troparion & Kontakion

Saint Dionysius lived originally in the city of Athens. He was raised there and received a classical Greek education. He then went to Egypt, where he studied astronomy at the city of Heliopolis. It was in Heliopolis, along with his friend Apollophonos where he witnessed the solar eclipse that occurred at the moment of the death of the Lord Jesus Christ by Crucifixion. “Either the Creator of all the world now suffers, or this visible world is coming to an end,” Dionysius said. Upon his return to Athens from Egypt, he was chosen to be a member of the Areopagus Council (Athenian high court).

When the holy Apostle Paul preached at the place on the Hill of Ares (Acts ), Dionysius accepted his salvific proclamation and became a Christian. For three years Saint Dionysius remained a companion of the holy Apostle Paul in preaching the Word of God. Later on, the Apostle Paul selected him as bishop of the city of Athens. And in the year 57 Saint Diony