biography
| name: |
Isidore of Seville, St
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pronunciation:
[izidaw(r), sevil]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.560–636)
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| biography:
| Ecclesiastic, encyclopedist, and historian, born either in Seville or Carthagena, Spain. Archbishop of Seville in c.600, his episcopate was notable for the Councils at Seville (618 or 619) and Toledo (633). A voluminous writer, his most influential work was the encyclopedia Etymologies. He was canonized in 1598; feast day 4 April. |
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