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De viris illustribus

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De viris illustribus ("On Famous Men") was a work by Gennadius of Marseilles, a theologian-priest who flourished in the 5th century. This text is a crucial source of information about early Christian authors, both Eastern and Western.1

Gennadius compiled his De viris illustribus between 467 and 480 CE as a continuation of a similar work by St. Jerome. Gennadius's version contained biographies of 91 theological writers from the late 4th and 5th centuries. Later editors expanded this to 100 biographies. Gennadius is noted for supporting a theological middle ground, often associated with Semi-Pelagianism, between the views of Pelagius and St. Augustine.12

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  1. Gennadius Of Marseilles
  2. Saint Gennadius I of Constantinople
  3. St. Jerome

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