| LC control no. | no 93008668 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Dionysius, Exiguus, -approximately 540 |
| Variant(s) | Exiguus, Dionysius, -approximately 540 Dionisius, Exiguus, -approximately 540 Denys, le Petit, -approximately 540 Dionysius Exiguus, d. ca. 540 |
| Associated country | Scythia Minor |
| Associated place | Constanța (Romania) |
| Located | Rome (Italy) |
| Birth date | 0470~ |
| Death date | 0540~ |
| Place of death | Rome (Italy) |
| Profession or occupation | Monks |
| Special note | An earlier version of this record conflated Dionysius Exiguus with Dionysius bar Ṣalībī, Bishop of Amida, -1171 (see NAR n 80013608) |
| Found in | Die Canonessammlung des Dionysius Exiguus in der ersten Redaktion, 1931: title page (Dionysius Exiguus) UnM/Wing files (hdg.: Dionysius Exiguus, d. ca. 540; usage: Dionysius Exiguus) Oxford dictionary of the Christian church (hdg.: Dionysius Exiguus, fl. ca. 500-550) Scriptores Illyrici minores, 1972: title page (Dionisius Exiguus) Versanne, J.-M. Denys le Petit et le droit canonique dans l'Église latine au VIe siècle, 1913: title page (Denys le Petit) English Wikipedia, viewed January 2, 2024 (Dionysius Exiguus (Latin for "Dionysius the Humble", sometimes rendered in English as Dennis the Small, or the Short); in Greek: Διονύσιος; born circa 470 in Scythia Minor, Eastern Roman Empire; died circa 544 in Rome; sixth-century Eastern Roman monk; member of a community of Scythian monks centered in Tomis (present-day Constanța, Romania); he is best known as the inventor of Anno Domini (AD) dating; he translated from Greek into Latin; from around the year 500 until his death, he lived in Rome) Bibliothèque nationale de France online catalog, viewed January 2, 2024 (authorized access point: Denys le Petit (0497?-0545?); other data in authority record: Scythian monk and computiste [i.e. calculator of ecclesiastical calendars]; variant form of name: Dionysius Exiguus) <https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb11929838b> |
| Associated language | grc lat |
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