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c. 325 – 636 AD
Isidore of Seville

Isidore of Seville

560 – 636 AD
Seville, Spain

Overview

The last Latin Father. A scholar who compiled the Etymologies, an encyclopedia of all known knowledge.

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Often considered the patron saint of the Internet/Database administrators.

Major Writings

Etymologies

A vast encyclopedia of universal knowledge.

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Sentences

Summary of theology.

Historical Context

The Golden Age: Latin (Western) Fathers

The shapers of Western Catholicism and Protestantism.

11 Church Fathers in this era

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