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Venantius Fortunatus
c. 530 – c. 610 · b. Treviso · Bishop of Poitiers
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 530, Treviso
- Died
- c. 610, Poitiers
- See
- Poitiers
- Region
- gaul
- Era
- post nicene
- Significance
- Minor(1/4)
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Italian-born poet and bishop of Poitiers.
- Primary source
- Venantius Fortunatus, Carmina
Italian-born poet and bishop of Poitiers. Composed the great passion hymns Vexilla Regis and Pange Lingua Gloriosi. Friend of Radegund and Gregory of Tours.
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Common questions
- Who was Venantius Fortunatus?
- Venantius Fortunatus (530–610) — Italian-born poet and bishop of Poitiers. Composed the great passion hymns Vexilla Regis and Pange Lingua Gloriosi. Friend of Radegund and Gregory of Tours.
- Who did Venantius Fortunatus meet?
- Gregory of Tours.
Sources for biography
- Venantius Fortunatus, Carmina primary
- Gregory of Tours, Hist. Franc. 5.8; 9.39 primary
documented connections(1)
- met Gregory of ToursFortunatus was a close friend of Gregory of Tours; Gregory mentions him repeatedly and Fortunatus dedicated poems to him.Gregory of Tours, Hist. Franc. 5.8; 9.39 · Venantius Fortunatus, Carmina 5.8a
tradition connections(1)
- cited Augustine of HippoFortunatus draws on Augustinian theology and language across his hymns and prose Lives; the dependence is acknowledged by modern editors though no explicit citation formula appears.George, Venantius Fortunatus: A Latin Poet in Merovingian Gaul (Oxford 1992), pp. 105-125
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 Venantius Fortunatus).