Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite | |
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| Born | unknown (5th–6th century AD) |
| Died | unknown (5th–6th century AD) |
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| Era | Ancient philosophy Medieval philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Neoplatonism Christian philosophy |
| Main interests | Apophatic theology Christian angelology Christian mysticism |
| Notable works | De Coelesti Hierarchia |
| Notable ideas | Seven Archangels Hierarchy of angels |
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Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (or Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite) was a Greek author, Christian theologian and Neoplatonic philosopher of the late 5th to early 6th century, who wrote a set of works known as the Corpus Areopagiticum or Corpus Dionysiacum. Through his writing in Mystical Theology, he has been identified as the "progenitor of apophatic or negative theology."
The author pseudepigraphically identifies himself in the corpus as "Dionysios", portraying himself as Dionysius the Areopagite, the Athenian convert of Paul the Apostle mentioned in Acts 17:34.