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Hispano-Roman scholar, theologian and bishop (c. 560–636)
Also known as: Isidor von Sevilla, Isidor of Seville, Isidoro di Sivilglia, Isidorus Hispalensis, Saint Isidore of Seville, St. Isidore, Bishop of Seville
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