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Venantius Fortunatus
Venantius Fortunatus (c.530–c.610), Latin poet. Born near Venice, c.565 he went on a pilgrimage to the tomb of St Martin of Tours; he settled at Poitiers, of which he became bishop towards the end of the 6th cent. He wrote much occasional verse, a metrical Life of St Martin of Tours, and prose Lives of St Hilary of Poitiers, St Germanus of Paris, and Queen Rade-gunde, as well as the hymns which stand out as the true expression of his genius; they include ‘Vexilla Regis’ and ‘Pange lingua gloriosi’.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Venantius Fortunatus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Venantius Fortunatus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-VenantiusFortunatus.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Venantius Fortunatus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-VenantiusFortunatus.html |
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Saint Venantius Fortunatus
Saint Venantius Fortunatus (Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus) , d. c.600, Latin poet, b. near Treviso, Italy. A priest in Gaul and later bishop of Poitiers, he wrote a long poem on St. Martin of Tours and also the hymn Vexilla Regis prodeunt, sung on Good Friday in the Roman Catholic Church. Another of his hymns supplied the first line and the meter for the later Pange lingua. He was the last of the Gallic Latin poets. |
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"Saint Venantius Fortunatus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Saint Venantius Fortunatus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Venantiu.html "Saint Venantius Fortunatus." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Venantiu.html |
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Fortunatus, Venantius
Fortunatus, Venantius. See VENANTIUS FORTUNATUS.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Fortunatus, Venantius." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Fortunatus, Venantius." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-FortunatusVenantius.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Fortunatus, Venantius." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-FortunatusVenantius.html |
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