Sophia Scriptura

Synesius of Cyrene

Συνέσιος ὁ Κυρηναῖος · Synesius Cyrenensis

Synesius was a Neoplatonist philosopher, statesman and poet of Cyrene who studied at Alexandria under Hypatia. He was made bishop of Ptolemais in Cyrenaica about 410. His speeches, letters, hymns and treatises show a Christian shaped by Greek philosophy.

Dates
ca. 370-ca. 413 (approximate)
See or city
Ptolemais
Region
Cyrenaica
Notes
A Neoplatonist philosopher from Cyrene who became bishop of Ptolemais (ca. 410) with reluctance.

Works