MYSTICAL THEOLOGY AND THE DIVINI NAMES, THE

Known only by his pseudonym, Dionysius the Areopagite was most probably a Syrian monk. His treatises and letters, written in Greek, were intended to combine Noeplatonic philosophy with christian theology and mystical experience. Their effects included the formation of a decidedly Neoplatonic trend throughout medieval christian doctrine and spirituality. Most clearly evident in the Western Latin Church, these effects have yielded a lasting imprint on religious and devotional practices.