OLIMPIODORUS. – Deacon of Alexandria, a contemporary of Procopius of Gaza (6th century); he wrote commentaries on the Old Testament, making extensive use of his predecessors. It seems that he also wrote against Severus of Antioch (v. ANASTASIO SINAITA, SANTO). No monograph exists.
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