Dionysius (disambiguation)

Dionysius is a name shared by several historical figures, including Christian saints, theologians, ancient Greek historians, and rulers.

The name is especially associated with two distinct Christian figures: Dionysius the Areopagite, mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as a convert of St. Paul, and Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, a later Christian writer whose works were attributed to the first-century figure.

Christian figures

• Dionysius the Areopagite — A member of the Athenian council of the Areopagus who became a Christian after hearing Paul's preaching in Athens. According to later Christian tradition, he became the first bishop of Athens.

• Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite — A Christian theological writer who lived in the late fifth or early sixth century. His works, which combine Christian theology with ideas from Neoplatonism, were attributed to the first-century Dionysius the Areopagite.

• Dionysius of Alexandria — A third-century bishop of Alexandria and an important early Christian theologian.

• Dionysius of Corinth — A second-century bishop of Corinth known for letters addressed to other Christian communities.

• Dionysius of Paris — Also known as Saint Denis, he was an early Christian missionary and martyr associated with Paris. Medieval tradition sometimes identified him with Dionysius the Areopagite, although the two are generally distinguished as separate historical figures.

• Pope Dionysius — Bishop of Rome from 259 to 268.

• Dionysius Exiguus — A sixth-century monk and chronologist associated with the development of the Anno Domini system of year numbering.

Ancient Greek figures

• Dionysius of Halicarnassus — A Greek historian and teacher of rhetoric who lived in Rome during the reign of Augustus. His major surviving work is Roman Antiquities.

• Dionysius the Elder — Also known as Dionysius I of Syracuse, he ruled Syracuse in Sicily from 405 to 367 B.C.

• Dionysius the Younger — Son and successor of Dionysius the Elder as ruler of Syracuse.

See also

• Dionysus — The Greek god whose name is related to the name Dionysius.