Dionysius Exiguus

[ eg-zig-yoo-uhs, ek-sig- ]

noun

1. died a.d. 556?, Scythian monk, chronologist, and scholar: devised the current system of reckoning the Christian era.

Dionysius Exiguus

/ ɛɡˈzɪɡjʊəs /

noun

1. Dionysius Exiguus?556MScythianRELIGION: monkMISC: scholar died ?556 ad , Scythian monk and scholar, who is believed to have introduced the current method of reckoning dates on the basis of the Christian era

Example Sentences

Dionysius Exiguus was one of these monks.

From Literature

The world of Dionysius Exiguus, Boethius, and Bede was dark indeed.

From Literature

In 525, a monk named Dionysius Exiguus wanted to pinpoint the date for Easter.

From New York Times

One of the early writers to date this way was Dionysius Exiguus, a monk who, in 525 A.D., was intent on working out when exactly Easter would occur in the coming years.

From Time

According to the Pope, Christ was born years earlier than Dionysius Exiguus - Dennis the Small in English - had thought.

From BBC