Tyrannius Rufinus

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Tyrannius Rufinus: References & Edit History

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association with Jerome
- In St. Jerome: Life
translation of works by Origen
- In Origen: Writings

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 04, 2024
	Modified link of Web site: Christian Classics Ethereal Library - Biography of Tyrannius Rufinus.	Emily Rodriguez	Jan 03, 2020
	Add new Web site: Christian Classics Ethereal Library - Biography of Tyrannius Rufinus.	Darshana Das	Jul 30, 2012
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Dec 14, 1998
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998