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Written about 612 to 633, probably in Hispalis (now Seville, Spain). The date is disputed or rests on weak evidence.

Three books of short statements on doctrine and morals.

Treatise · first written in Latin · a major work

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How we know the date and place
Date written not sure
Cazier (CCSL 111, 1998) says about 633; others say 612 to 615
Place written probable
Isidore was bishop of Seville from about 600 to 636 (Braulio, Renotatio; Barney and others, The Etymologies of Isidore of Seville, 2006)