Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
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Christian mystic
Christian theologian
Church Father (influence category)
Neoplatonist philosopher
anonymous author
late antique writer
pseudonymous author
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite is an anonymous early Christian theologian and mystic whose Neoplatonic writings profoundly shaped medieval Christian theology and mysticism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite canonical | 16 |
| Dionysius the Areopagite | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T736959 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite Context triple: [St. Thomas Aquinas, influencedBy, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite]
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A.
Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople and influential theologian, revered as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key shaper of Trinitarian doctrine in early Christianity.
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Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Nyssa was a 4th-century Christian theologian and bishop, renowned as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key architect of early Trinitarian doctrine.
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Evagrius Ponticus
Evagrius Ponticus was a 4th-century Christian monk and theologian known for his influential teachings on asceticism, prayer, and the analysis of sinful thoughts in early Eastern monasticism.
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D.
St. Symeon the New Theologian
St. Symeon the New Theologian was a 10th–11th century Byzantine monk, mystic, and spiritual writer renowned for his teachings on inner prayer, direct experience of God, and the transformative work of the Holy Spirit in the Christian life.
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E.
St. Isaac the Syrian
St. Isaac the Syrian was a 7th-century Christian monk, bishop, and mystical theologian renowned for his profound writings on asceticism, divine mercy, and contemplative prayer in the Eastern Christian tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite Target entity description: Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite is an anonymous early Christian theologian and mystic whose Neoplatonic writings profoundly shaped medieval Christian theology and mysticism.
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A.
Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople and influential theologian, revered as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key shaper of Trinitarian doctrine in early Christianity.
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B.
Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Nyssa was a 4th-century Christian theologian and bishop, renowned as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key architect of early Trinitarian doctrine.
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C.
Evagrius Ponticus
Evagrius Ponticus was a 4th-century Christian monk and theologian known for his influential teachings on asceticism, prayer, and the analysis of sinful thoughts in early Eastern monasticism.
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D.
St. Symeon the New Theologian
St. Symeon the New Theologian was a 10th–11th century Byzantine monk, mystic, and spiritual writer renowned for his teachings on inner prayer, direct experience of God, and the transformative work of the Holy Spirit in the Christian life.
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E.
St. Isaac the Syrian
St. Isaac the Syrian was a 7th-century Christian monk, bishop, and mystical theologian renowned for his profound writings on asceticism, divine mercy, and contemplative prayer in the Eastern Christian tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian mystic
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Christian theologian ⓘ Church Father (influence category) ⓘ Neoplatonist philosopher ⓘ anonymous author ⓘ late antique writer ⓘ pseudonymous author ⓘ |
| acceptedAsAuthorUntil | Renaissance ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Letters (Epistles)
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The Celestial Hierarchy ⓘ The Divine Names ⓘ The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy ⓘ The Mystical Theology ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus |
anonymous
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pseudonymous ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
apophatic theology
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divine names ⓘ hierarchy of angels ⓘ mystical union with God ⓘ negative theology ⓘ participation in God ⓘ |
| era |
early 6th century
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late 5th century ⓘ |
| hasPseudonym |
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dionysius the Areopagite
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| historicity | distinct from the New Testament Dionysius the Areopagite ⓘ |
| influenced |
Albert the Great
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Bonaventure ⓘ Eastern Orthodox theology ⓘ Hildegard ⓘ
surface form:
Hildegard of Bingen
John Scotus Eriugena ⓘ St. Maximus the Confessor ⓘ
surface form:
Maximus the Confessor
Meister Eckhart ⓘ The Cloud of Unknowing (anonymous author) ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
Western medieval mysticism ⓘ medieval scholasticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gregory of Nyssa
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Iamblichus of Chalcis ⓘ
surface form:
Iamblichus
Origen ⓘ Plotinus ⓘ Proclus ⓘ |
| knownFor | Corpus Areopagiticum ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Greek ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dionysius the Areopagite
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| philosophicalTradition | Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| region |
Byzantine Empire
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surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyConsensus | not identical with the biblical convert of Paul in Acts 17 ⓘ |
| workType |
Christian Neoplatonic synthesis
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mystical theology ⓘ |
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Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Maximus the Confessor
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
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Dionysius the Areopagite
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
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this entity surface form:
Dionysius the Areopagite
subject surface form:
St. Gregory Palamas