Synesius

Synesius of Cyrene
Portrait from a publication by André Thevet, 1584
ChurchGreat Church
DiocesePtolemais
Personal details
Bornc. 373
Diedc. 414

Synesius of Cyrene (/sɪˈniːsiəs/; Greek: Συνέσιος; c. 373 – c. 414) was a Greek bishop of Ptolemais in ancient Libya, a part of the Western Pentapolis of Cyrenaica after 410. He was born of wealthy parents at Balagrae (now Bayda, Libya) near Cyrene between 370 and 375.

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