Dionysius the Philosopher

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Dionysius the Philosopher (Greek: Διονύσιος ο Φιλόσοφος) was a Greek monk who led two farmer revolts against the Ottoman Turks.

Life and career

Of Epirotian Greek descent, he was born in Paramythia in around 1560 AD. He became a monk at Dihouni (Διχούνι) at a very young age. Afterwards, at age 15, he left and went to Padua and studied medicine, philosophy, philology, logic, astronomy, and poetry. In 1582, he lived in Constantinople. In 1592, he was elected bishop of Larissa and Trikki.

Revolts

Dionysius led two farmer revolts against the Turks. The first revolt occurred in 1600 in the region of Agrafa and it was successful. The second revolt occurred in 1611 in Ioannina, but it ended in failure.

Death

The failure of Dionysius' second revolt led to his capture by the Ottomans. He died, flayed alive by the Turks in September of 1611.

External links

• Dionysius the Philosopher, Metropolitan of Larissa - analytical biography (Ta Nea, August 17 2000).
• Wax Effigy of Dionyisus in the Vrellis Museum

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