Defense of the Fathers · 17th century

The Areopagitic Vindications

Name: The Areopagitic Vindications
Author: Martin Delrio, S.J.

Martin Delrio, S.J. (1551–1608) · translated from the Latin of the 1607 Antwerp edition

The author's name is also rendered Martín Antonio del Río · Martinus Antonius Delrio · Martin Anton Delrio · Martin Del Rio

Vindiciae Areopagiticae — Delrio's defense of the writings of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite against Joseph Scaliger, printed by the Plantin Press in the last years of his life. In thirty-four chapters he answers Scaliger's arguments one by one and summons a synod of witnesses for Dionysius — Greek and Latin Fathers, popes, councils, and the schismatic Greeks themselves — closing with the author's own index of chapters, the censure, and the imperial privilege. In English for the first time.

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Contents

Title Page
Dedicatory Letter
Chapter 1. On the State of the Controversy pp. 7–9
Chapter 2. Scaliger's First Argument Is Refuted, Concerning the Founder of Monks pp. 10–12
Chapter 3. Against Scaliger's Second Argument: It Is Proved That Monasticism Was Known to the Ancient Church pp. 13–17
Chapter 4. Scaliger's Last Argument from the Synod in Trullo Is Examined pp. 18–23
Chapter 5. Another Argument of Heraldus Is Solved pp. 24–25
Chapter 6. Two Arguments of Cajetan Are Solved, and One of Erasmus pp. 26–29
Chapter 7. Answer Is Made to the Objections of Certain Ancient Anonymous Men pp. 30–36
Chapter 8. How It Happened That These Works of Dionysius Lay Hidden for So Many Years pp. 37–40
Chapter 9. An Argument Taken from the Books of Dionysius Themselves, to Prove That the Works Are Genuine pp. 41–45
Chapter 10. Certain Testimonies from the Autograph of Guillaume Bude: First, from Blessed Ignatius the Martyr pp. 46–48
Chapter 11. Bude's Testimonies from Gregory Nazianzen, Jerome, and Chrysostom pp. 49–50
Chapter 12. Testimonies from Origen and Dionysius of Alexandria pp. 51–52
Chapter 13. From Blessed Cyril of Alexandria and Blessed Maximus, Monk and Martyr pp. 53–54
Chapter 14. Testimonies of the Two Anastasii and of a Certain Uncertain Athanasius pp. 55–63
Chapter 15. Testimonies of Sophronius the Catholic, of the Monothelite Heretics, and of the Schismatic Greeks pp. 64–67
Chapter 16. Testimonies of Theodore the Presbyter, Sergius of Tempsa, and Antonius Melissa pp. 68–70
Chapter 17. Testimonies from Elias of Crete and Andrew of Crete pp. 71
Chapter 18. Testimonies of Julian of Jerusalem, Epiphanius the Presbyter, Glycas, and Other Greeks pp. 72–73
Chapter 19. The Opinion of Blessed Michael Syncellus and Blessed John Damascene pp. 74–75
Chapter 20. Testimonies from Symeon Metaphrastes and Theodore Prodromus pp. 76–77
Chapter 21. From Suidas, John of Scythopolis, and George the Patrician pp. 78
Chapter 22. From Euthymius the Monk Zigabenus pp. 79–85
Chapter 23. Testimonies of Nicephorus Callistus, George Pachymeres, and Cardinal Bessarion pp. 86–89
Chapter 24. Testimonies from the Councils of the Greeks pp. 90–91
Chapter 25. Testimonies from the Councils of the Latins pp. 92–93
Chapter 26. Testimonies of Gregory the Great and Martin I, Roman Pontiffs pp. 94–98
Chapter 27. Testimonies of Pope Agatho, Hadrian I, and Nicholas I pp. 99–104
Chapter 28. Testimonies of Liberatus the African and Deusdedit, Bishop of Cagliari pp. 105–108
Chapter 29. Testimonies from Hilduin, Hincmar, Anastasius the Librarian, and Hugh of Saint Victor pp. 109–113
Chapter 30. Testimonies of the Scholastics pp. 114–115
Chapter 31. Other Writers Cited for Dionysius by Way of Miscellany pp. 116–117
Chapter 32. The Same Is Confirmed by Royal Authority and Miracles pp. 118–124
Chapter 33. Recollection of Authorities, Adapted to the Individual Works of Blessed Dionysius pp. 125–129
Chapter 34. Epilogue of This Action or Disputation pp. 130
The Author's Index of Chapters
Censure and Privileges