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Rufinus of Aquileia

Latin translator who gave the West its first access to Origen, Eusebius's history, and Basil — and the Apostles' Creed its earliest systematic commentary. Old friend and bitter opponent of Jerome in the Origenist controversy.

c. 345–411

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Readings and commentaries

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Apology (against Jerome)

Rufinus's reply to Jerome in the Origenist controversy — the document that effectively ended their long friendship.

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Commentary on the Apostles' Creed

The earliest systematic Latin exposition of the Apostles' Creed — clause by clause, with a strong polemic against Arian, gnostic, and pagan readings.

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Prefaces and Other Works

Prefaces Rufinus wrote to his Latin translations of Origen, Eusebius, Basil, and others — primary documents in the history of how the Greek patristic tradition reached the West.