Evangelist
m.
Latin evangelista, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελιστής 'bringer of good news'.
A byname for the four Biblical gospel authors. Wycliffite Bible (1395): euangelist.
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1490 Evangelistam (acc) VitAs2 III;
1505 Evangeliste (gen) ibid. VI;
1527 Evangelista (nom) Rome1527 p. 85,
Evangelistæ (gen) ibid. p. 89
- Italian
- ● 1513x1521 Evangelista LeoX p. 12,
Vangelista ibid. p. 18
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Evangelist". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Evangelist.