Didymus the Blind
4th century Alexandrian Christian theologian
b. c. 313 · d. 398
Didymus the Blind 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.
Related people
- Ambrose of Alexandria teacher of · traditional
- Tyrannius Rufinus teacher of · traditional
- Licinian of Cartagena influenced · traditional
- Evagrius Ponticus influenced · traditional
Works
- De Trinitate 400s
Events
Commemorated
Places
- Alexandria ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- The Seven Ecumenical Councils (NPNF series 2 vol. 14) 2 claims — Second Council of Constantinople; Who exactly was condemned in 553
- Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — Didymus at the head of the catechetical school
- The Path of Christianity: The First Thousand Years 1 claim — Anthony comes down from the desert to Alexandria
Glosses
- Who exactly was condemned in 553 The fifth ecumenical council anathematised Origen, and the three men usually named with him were not all named by it. Canon 11 of Constantinople II lists Origen alone among the ancient heretics it condemns. It is the…