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John Sarrazin, also known as Johannes Sarracenus, John the Sarracen or John Sarrazen, was a twelfth-century scholar. He is known only from his translation of the writings of Pseudo-Dionysius from Greek into Latin. John dedicated two of his translations to the abbot of the monastery of Saint-Denis, near Paris. By his own account, he toured Greece for research purposes and was excited by the work of John of Salisbury. It is believed that he lived for a time in Poitiers.

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  • Johannes Sarracenus war ein im 12. Jahrhundert lebender Gelehrter, über dessen Lebensumstände man wenig weiß. Bekannt wurde er nur durch seine Übersetzung der Schriften des Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagita vom Griechischen ins Lateinische. (de)
  • John Sarrazin, also known as Johannes Sarracenus, John the Sarracen or John Sarrazen, was a twelfth-century scholar. He is known only from his translation of the writings of Pseudo-Dionysius from Greek into Latin. John Sarrazin was probably a friend of John of Salisbury. He may have written his commentary on the Celestial Hierarchy of pseudo-Dionysius in around 1140. Then, in around 1167, he may have translated the works of Dionysius. Until this point, theologians in the Latin-speaking West had had to read Dionysius using the ninth-century translation made by Johannes Scotus Eriugena, which was not easy to understand. In contrast, Sarrazin produced a clearer version which was used by Albert the Great and Thomas Aquinas, and had a significant effect on later European mystical writing. Only in the thirteenth century, with the translation of Dionysius made by Robert Grosseteste, and then the fifteenth century translation of Ambrose Traversari, did Sarrazin's translation become superseded. John dedicated two of his translations to the abbot of the monastery of Saint-Denis, near Paris. By his own account, he toured Greece for research purposes and was excited by the work of John of Salisbury. It is believed that he lived for a time in Poitiers. (en)
  • Jean Sarrazin, ou Johannes Sarracenus en latin, est un clerc, maître à l'école cathédrale de Poitiers au XIIe siècle. Jean Sarrazin est l'auteur d'une traduction du grec au latin de Denys l'Aréopagite qui fut achevée en 1167. Hugues de Saint-Victor avait participé à la traduction jusqu'à sa mort en 1141. Même si Scot Érigène avait déjà traduit les textes de Denys, Jean considérait que les traductions latines de son époque posaient de nombreux problèmes d'interprétation et de complexité. Son texte a été utilisé par Thomas Gallus, Albert le Grand et Thomas d'Aquin. Il est actif pendant l'exil en France de Jean de Salisbury (1164-1170), qui le presse de donner sa traduction. Il a écrit un commentaire sur la Hiérarchie céleste du même Denys. (fr)
  • John Sarrazin, in latino Johannes Sarracenus, (... – XII secolo) è stato un filosofo e traduttore inglese. È conosciuto solo per la sua traduzione dal greco al latino degli scritti dello Pseudo-Dionigi. (it)
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  • Johannes Sarracenus war ein im 12. Jahrhundert lebender Gelehrter, über dessen Lebensumstände man wenig weiß. Bekannt wurde er nur durch seine Übersetzung der Schriften des Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagita vom Griechischen ins Lateinische. (de)
  • John Sarrazin, in latino Johannes Sarracenus, (... – XII secolo) è stato un filosofo e traduttore inglese. È conosciuto solo per la sua traduzione dal greco al latino degli scritti dello Pseudo-Dionigi. (it)
  • John Sarrazin, also known as Johannes Sarracenus, John the Sarracen or John Sarrazen, was a twelfth-century scholar. He is known only from his translation of the writings of Pseudo-Dionysius from Greek into Latin. John dedicated two of his translations to the abbot of the monastery of Saint-Denis, near Paris. By his own account, he toured Greece for research purposes and was excited by the work of John of Salisbury. It is believed that he lived for a time in Poitiers. (en)
  • Jean Sarrazin, ou Johannes Sarracenus en latin, est un clerc, maître à l'école cathédrale de Poitiers au XIIe siècle. Jean Sarrazin est l'auteur d'une traduction du grec au latin de Denys l'Aréopagite qui fut achevée en 1167. Hugues de Saint-Victor avait participé à la traduction jusqu'à sa mort en 1141. Même si Scot Érigène avait déjà traduit les textes de Denys, Jean considérait que les traductions latines de son époque posaient de nombreux problèmes d'interprétation et de complexité. Son texte a été utilisé par Thomas Gallus, Albert le Grand et Thomas d'Aquin. (fr)
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  • Johannes Sarracenus (de)
  • Jean Sarrazin (théologien) (fr)
  • John Sarrazin (en)
  • Johannes Sarracenus (it)
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