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Olympiodorus the Younger — (Greek: Ὀλύμπιόδωρος ὁ Νεώτερος)(c. 495 570) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astrologer and teacher who lived in the early years of the Byzantine Empire, after Justinian s Decree of 529 A.D. which closed Plato s Academy in Athens and other pagan… … Wikipedia
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Isidore of Seville — (c. 560–636) Archbishop, Educator and Saint. Isidore was a younger brother of Leander, Archbishop of Seville. He succeeded his brother as Archbishop in c. 600 and he presided over the Councils of Seville in 619 and Toledo in 633. However,… … Who’s Who in Christianity
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