Hermas

2nd century Roman freedman and writer

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Born: 1st millennium
, 1st century
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2021-02-26
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Died: 1st millennium
, 1st century
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2021-02-26
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Birthplace: Aquileia
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken, written or signed: Ancient Greek
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1.Stated in general catalog of BnF
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Notable work: The Shepherd of Hermas

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Hermas was a freedman and Christian born in Aquileia, who lived in Ancient Rome. He was a brother of Pius, Bishop of Rome about the middle of the 2nd century. His father was an Italian called Rufinus, and according to the Liber Pontificalis was also a native of Aquileia. Some later writers identify him as Hermas of Dalmatia, mentioned in Romans 16:14. Hermas the freedman was the character and, by some assessments, the author of the work titled The Shepherd of Hermas, which, in the early Church, was sometimes classed among the canonical Scriptures.

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TThe Shepherd of HermasChristian literary work of the 1st or 2nd century

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Sex or gender: male
Time period: Roman Empire
Sibling: Pius I
Religion or worldview: Christianity
Canonization status: saint
Commons Creator page: Hermas
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: worldwide
Floruit: 2nd century sourcing circumstances: circa
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2021-02-26
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2nd century sourcing circumstances: probably
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1.Stated in Library of Congress Name Authority FileRetrieved 2021-02-26
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2nd century
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1.Stated in CIRISRetrieved 2021-02-26
2.Stated in Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford LibrariesRetrieved 2021-02-26
3.Stated in Digital Latin LibraryRetrieved 2021-02-26
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2nd century refine date: beginning of
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1.Stated in Treccani PhilosophyRetrieved 2021-02-26
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2nd century refine date: first half
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1.Stated in Brockhaus EnzyklopädieRetrieved 2021-02-26
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2nd century refine date: second half
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1.Stated in Dizionario biografico dei FriulaniRetrieved 2021-02-26
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2nd century
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-06-08
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Different from: Hermias

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