c. 325 – 636 AD

Isidore of Seville

c. 560 – 636 AD

Seville, Spain

Overview

Often called the last Latin Father. His Etymologies tried to gather the whole inheritance of ancient learning into one vast reference work.

He is sometimes invoked today as a patron of the Internet because he spent his life organizing knowledge.

A vast encyclopedia of universal knowledge.

Summary of theology.

See what Isidore of Seville wrote about Scripture. Open any book in the Bible reader and switch to the Commentary tab to find their insights.

The Western teachers whose preaching, biblical scholarship, monastic vision, and doctrinal battles shaped Latin Christianity for centuries.

11 Church Fathers in this era

Part of The Golden Age: Latin (Western) Fathers