Rufinus of Aquileia
- Born
- 344/345
- Died
- 410 or 411
- Role
- Monk, presbyter and translator
- Wrote in
- Latin
Contemporary timeline
His life beside those who lived in his time, from the year 320 to 470.
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- Estimated birth
- Unknown birth
- Known to be alive; death date unknown
- Active between two years
- Event
- Received as ecumenical by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches
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Who he was
A monk and translator who lived for years in Egypt and Jerusalem and passed many Greek works, especially Origen's, to the Latin West. A former friend of Jerome, the two engaged in a bitter dispute over Origen's orthodoxy.
- Region
- Italy
- Language
- Latin
- Role
- Monk, presbyter and translator
- Died
- 410 or 411
His writings
3 writings, c. 398–404
398
c. 402
c. 404