Mind-Benders of Christian History
A 7th-century encyclopedist was proposed as patron saint of the internet
Isidore of Seville spent years compiling the Etymologiae, a sprawling encyclopedia that tried to gather all of classical knowledge into one cross-referenced work. Because he aimed to organize and share the world's information, he was later put forward as the patron saint of the internet.
How we know
Isidore of Seville (c.560-636); his Etymologiae compiled classical knowledge into an encyclopedia; proposed/associated as patron saint of the internet in the late 1990s-2000s (The Conversation; Britannica; Ancient Origins). Graph Author isidore-of-seville 560-636.
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