Cassiodorus

Servant of God^[1]

Cassiodorus
Servant of God; Cassiodorus
	Cassiodorus (Gesta Theodorici: Leiden, University Library, Ms. vul. 46, fol. 2r), dated 1177
Born	Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator ; c. 490; Squillace, Catanzaro, Kingdom of Italy
Died	c. 583/585 (aged 92–93/94–95); Squillace, Catanzaro, Eastern Roman Empire
Major works	Monasteries of Vivarium and Montecastello

Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator (c. 485 – c. 585),^[3]^[4] commonly known as Cassiodorus (/ˌkæsioʊˈdɔːrəs/), was a Christian Roman statesman, a renowned scholar and writer who served in the administration of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. Senator was part of his surname, not his rank. He also founded a monastery, Vivarium (or "Castellum"), where he worked extensively the last three decades of his life.^[5]

^ "Pre-13th Century". Hagiography Circle. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^ "Pre-13th Century". Hagiography Circle. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ "Pre-13th Century". Hagiography Circle. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ O'Donnell, James J. (1995). "Chronology". Cassiodorus.
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cassiodorus". Encyclopædia Britannica. 5. (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 459-460.

[1] "Pre-13th Century". Hagiography Circle. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

[2] "Pre-13th Century". Hagiography Circle. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

[3] "Pre-13th Century". Hagiography Circle. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

[4] O'Donnell, James J. (1995). "Chronology". Cassiodorus.

[5] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cassiodorus". Encyclopædia Britannica. 5. (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 459-460.

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