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Hesychius of Jerusalem

Ἡσύχιος Ἱεροσολυμίτης · Hesychius Hierosolymitanus

Hesychius of Jerusalem was a presbyter and exegete of the early fifth century. He wrote commentaries on much of the Old Testament, homilies, and a church history now lost. Some of his writings are known only from Latin translations or fragments.

Dates
fl. ca. 412-450 (approximate)
See or city
Jerusalem
Region
Palestine
Also known as
Hesychius the Presbyter
Notes
A presbyter and teacher at Jerusalem, honoured as a saint in the Orthodox and Catholic calendars; many of his works survive only in part.

Works