Olympiodorus the Deacon

deacon of Alexandria, writer
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Summary

Olympiodorus the Deacon has worked as a theologian[1]. He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: theology[3], exegesis[4]
  • Sex or gender: male[5]
  • Work location: Byzantine Empire[6]
  • Floruit: 550[7]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Pauly–Wissowa[9]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek[10], Latin[11]
  • Different from: Olympiodorus the Younger[12], Olympiodorus the Elder[13], Olympiodorus of Thebes[14]
  • Writing language: Ancient Greek[15]

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What did Olympiodorus the Deacon do for work?

Olympiodorus the Deacon worked as a theologian[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · ManuelaLaRosa · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 308654
    Field of work → theology, exegesis
    Work location → Byzantine Empire
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Ancient Greek, Latin
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  2. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Floruit → +0550-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Pinakes author id → 2121
    Edit16 catalogue author id → 21405
    Library of congress authority id → n87855626
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