Simon, Magus, active 1st century

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Name (Latin)
Simon, Magus, active 1st century
Other forms of name
Simon Magus, active 1st century
Simon, Magus, 1st cent
Simon, the Magician, active 1st century
Simon, the Sorcerer, active 1st century
Start period
00
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 215995336
Wikidata: Q294795
Library of congress: no 99030629
Sources of Information
  • Dissertatio iuridica de involucris Simoniae detectis ... 1736:title page (Simoniae)
  • Encyclopedia Britannica, 1992(Simon Magus (Latin), Simon the Magician, or the Sorcerer (fl. 1st century AD); mentioned in Acts of the Apostles 8:9-24)
  • English Wikipedia, viewed September 6, 2022(Simon Magus; Greek: Σιμον ὀ μάγος; Latin: Simon Magus;, also known as Simon the Sorcerer or Simon the Magician; religious figure whose confrontation with Peter is recorded in Acts 8:9-24. The act of simony, or paying for position, is named after Simon who tried to buy his way into the power of the Apostles)
  • OCLC, April 30, 1999(hdg.: Simon, Magus, 1st cent.)
  • Dissertatio iuridica de involucris Simoniae detectis ... 1736:t.p. (Simoniae)
  • OCLC, 4-30-99(hdg.: Simon, Magus, 1st cent.)
  • Encyc. Brit., c1992(Simon Magus (Latin), Simon the Magician, or the Sorcerer (fl. 1st century AD); mentioned in Acts of the Apostles 8:9-24)