Dionysius, Exiguus, -approximately 540

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Name (Latin)
Dionysius, Exiguus, -approximately 540
Other forms of name
Denys, le Petit, -approximately 540
Dionisius, Exiguus, -approximately 540
nnea Dionysius Exiguus, d. ca. 540
Exiguus, Dionysius, -approximately 540
Dionysius Exiguus, -approximately 540
Dionysius Exiguus, d. approximately 540
Dionysius Exiguus, d. ca. 540 a
Exiguus, Dionysius, d. ca. 540
Dionysius Syrus, d. ca. 540
Syrus, Dionysius, d. ca. 540)
Date of birth
0470
Date of death
0540
Associated country
Scythia Minor
Occupation
Monks
Associated Language
grc
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 290513376
Wikidata: Q274091
Library of congress: no 93008668
Sources of Information
  • authorized access point: Denys le Petit (0497?-0545?); other data in authority record: Scythian monk and computiste [i.e. calculator of ecclesiastical calendars]; variant form of name: Dionysius Exiguus ( (Bibliothèque nationale de France online catalog, viewed January 2, 2024) )
  • Die Canonessammlung des Dionysius Exiguus in der ersten Redaktion, 1931:title page (Dionysius Exiguus)
  • English Wikipedia, viewed January 2, 2024(Dionysius Exiguus (Latin for "Dionysius the Humble", sometimes rendered in English as Dennis the Small, or the Short); in Greek: Διονύσιος; born circa 470 in Scythia Minor, Eastern Roman Empire; died circa 544 in Rome; sixth-century Eastern Roman monk; member of a community of Scythian monks centered in Tomis (present-day Constanța, Romania); he is best known as the inventor of Anno Domini (AD) dating; he translated from Greek into Latin; from around the year 500 until his death, he lived in Rome)
  • Oxford dictionary of the Christian church(hdg.: Dionysius Exiguus, fl. ca. 500-550)
  • Scriptores Illyrici minores, 1972:title page (Dionisius Exiguus)
  • UnM/Wing files(hdg.: Dionysius Exiguus, d. ca. 540; usage: Dionysius Exiguus)
  • Versanne, J.-M. Denys le Petit et le droit canonique dans l'Église latine au VIe siècle, 1913:title page (Denys le Petit)
  • His The exposition of Dionysius Syrus, 1672
  • UnM/Wing files(hdg.: Dionysius Exiguus, d. ca. 540; usage: Dionysius Exiguus; Dionysius Syrus; Dionysii Syri)
  • Oxf. Dict. Chr. Church(hdg.: Dionysius Exiguus, fl. ca. 500-550)