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Prosper of Aquitaine
c. 390 – c. 455 · b. Aquitaine
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 390, Aquitaine
- Died
- c. 455, Rome
- Region
- gaul
- Era
- nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Prosper Tiro
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Lay theologian and chronicler.
- Primary source
- Prosper, Chronicon
Lay theologian and chronicler. Disciple and defender of Augustine against semi-Pelagians; corresponded with him; continued Jerome's Chronicon.
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Common questions
- Who was Prosper of Aquitaine?
- Prosper of Aquitaine (390–455) — Lay theologian and chronicler. Disciple and defender of Augustine against semi-Pelagians; corresponded with him; continued Jerome's Chronicon.
- Who did Prosper of Aquitaine correspond with?
- Augustine of Hippo.
- Who did Prosper of Aquitaine oppose?
- John Cassian.
Sources for biography
- Prosper, Chronicon primary
- Prosper, Contra Collatorem primary
- Augustine, Epistula 225 (from Prosper) primary
documented connections(3)
- corresponded Augustine of HippoProsper consulted Augustine on the rise of semi-Pelagianism in southern Gaul.Augustine, Epistula 225 (Prosper to Augustine)
- cited Augustine of HippoProsper systematically defended Augustine's doctrine of grace.Prosper, Pro Augustino Responsiones; Contra Collatorem
- opposed John CassianProsper's Contra Collatorem refutes Cassian's Conference 13.Prosper, Contra Collatorem
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Prosper of Aquitaine).