Didymus the Blind
Didymus the Blind | |
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Saint Didymus the Blind | |
| Dean of the Theological School of Alexandria | |
| Born | c. 313 |
| Died | c. 398 |
| Venerated in | Coptic Orthodoxy Syriac Orthodoxy |
| Feast | 6 Paoni (Coptic Church) |
| Patronage | The Blind |
Didymus the Blind (Coptic: Ⲇⲓⲇⲩⲙⲟⲥ Ⲡⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ; c. 313 – 398), alternatively spelled Dedimus or Didymous, was a Christian theologian in the Church of Alexandria, where he taught for about half a century. He was a student of Origen, and, after the Second Council of Constantinople condemned Origen, Didymus's works were not copied. Many of his writings are lost, but some of his commentaries and essays survive. He was seen as intelligent and a good teacher.: 101