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6th Century
00s
~600
Anastasius of Sinai, a monk and later Bishop of Antioch and Martyr, wrote eleven books of Hexameron on Genesis, allegorically expounding the first chapters concerning Christ and the Church
20s
524
Death of
Boethius
528
Death of
Procopius of Gaza
(approximate date)
30s
~530
Schools of sacred Scripture were established at Nisibis in the time of Emperor Justinian, as attested by Junilius Africanus
Under the same Emperor, Pope Agapetus endeavored to introduce similar schools at Rome, as Cassiodorus narrates
536
Death of
Pope Agapetus I
40s
540
Birth of
Pope Gregory I (the Great)
(approximate date)
Death of
Germanus of Capua
(approximate date)
547
Death of
St. Benedict of Nursia
50s
550
Birth of
St. Gaugericus of Cambrai
(approximate date)
60s
560
Birth of
St. Isidore of Seville
(approximate date)
565
Death of
Emperor Justinian
70s
570
Birth of
Mohammed
(approximate date)
80s
585
Death of
Cassiodorus
(approximate date)