Tyrannius Rufinus
monk, historian, and theologian
b. c. 345 · d. c. 411
Tyrannius Rufinus, also called Rufinus of Aquileia, was an early Christian monk, philosopher, historian, and theologian who worked to translate Greek patristic material, especially the work of Origen, into Latin.
Related people
- Didymus the Blind disciple of · traditional
- Jerome disciple of · traditional
Works
- Historia ecclesiastica c. 402–403
- Jewish War (Rufinus' translation) 4th century
- Vita sanctorum patrum 4th century
- Regula sancti Basilei
Events
Places
- Concordia Sagittaria birth
- Messina death
- Jerusalem ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Apology against Jerome, the Apology to Anastasius, and the Prefaces to the translations 2 claims — Melania the Elder founds the monastery on the Mount of Olives; The flight to Sicily