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Dionysius the Areopagite
Greek bishop and saint
SaintClassical AthensPre-congregation
Feast: 3 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
100
Died
100
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Dionysius the Areopagite (; Ancient Greek: Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεοπαγίτης Dionysios ho Areopagitēs) was an Athenian judge at the Areopagus Court in Athens, who lived in the first century. A convert to Christianity, he is venerated as a saint by multiple Christian denominations.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Denis of Paris Saint“He was at times confused with Dionysius the Areopagite converted by St Paul in Athens.” — this site's research
- Peter the Iberian Saint“Some have claimed that he is the author known conventionally as Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q310686 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Dionysius the Areopagite (CC BY-SA)
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