Peter the Iberian
Peter the Iberian (Georgian: პეტრე იბერი, romanized: p'et're iberi) (c. 417-491) was a Georgian royal prince, theologian and philosopher who was a prominent figure in early Christianity and one of the founders of Christian Neoplatonism. Some have claimed that he is the author known conventionally as Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.
Peter the Iberian | |
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Fresco of Peter the Iberian at the Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem | |
| Bishop of Maiuma | |
| Born | c. 417 Kingdom of Iberia |
| Died | 2 December, 491 Yavne-Yam, Palaestina Prima |
| Venerated in | Eastern Christianity |
| Feast | 2 December (Georgian Church) 27 November & 1 December (Syriac Christianity) 1 Kiahk (Oriental Orthodoxy) |
| Controversy | Christology |
| Influences | Zeno the Prophet, John the Laz |
| Influenced | Severus of Antioch, John Rufus |
Tradition or genre | Desert Fathers |
His accomplishments include founding the first Georgian monastery in Bethlehem and becoming the bishop of Maiuma near Gaza. The oldest Georgian Bir el Qutt inscriptions mention Peter with his father.
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