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Dionysius

DIONIGI

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DIONYSIUS. - Greek monk (1318-90), who in 1374 rebuilt on Mount Athos a monastery which from his name was called "Dionysios". For it he obtained in 1375, from the emperor Alexios, a golden bull, which sanctioned concessions and privileges. This convent is, in chronological order, the 19th; in hierarchical order, the 5th. The dissident Church celebrates him on 25 June.

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BIBL.: K. Dukasis, Μέγας συνάχριστης, Athens 1892; G. Smynakis, Τὸ ἅγιον ἄρος, ibid. 1903; C. Korolewskij, Athos, in DHG, V, coll. 54-124.

Mariano Baffi

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV (1950), col. 1661.

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Mariano Baffi. “Dionigi.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, col. 1661. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/dionigi.

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Mariano Baffi. “Dionigi.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, col. 1661. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/dionigi.

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  author    = {Mariano Baffi},
  title     = {Dionigi},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IV},
  pages     = {1661},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/dionigi}
}

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