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Bessarion, John

John Bessarion (Johannes Bessarion, Johannes Basilius), 1403-1472. Medieval Byzantine philosopher-theologian who worked to bring classical philosophy to the west. In his work to unite the Greek and Roman churches, and his apostasy to Roman Catholicism, he is an important figure in the history of medieval Christianity.

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• - Partial Latin text and description of this manuscript written for Bessarion by his secretary.
  
• - Very brief article describing the life of this 15th-century scholar.
  
• - Wikipedia article, drawn from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
  
  

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