medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Surlignage Benjamin Smedberg <[log in to unmask]>:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> > - any information on Venantius Fortunatus's work and/or existence.
>
> >From the "Hymnal Companion to Worship: Third Edition" (Chicago: GIA, 1998)
> p. 71-72
>
> <<Fortunatus, Venantius Honorius Clemantianus was born about 530 at Ceneda,
> near Treviso in northern Italy, and spent most of his adult life in Gaul.
> He was converted to Chirstianity at an early age. Having already begun to
> write poetry when he was young, he went on to train in oratory and poetry
> at
> Milan and Ravenna. During his lifetime he wrote numerous poetic pieces,
> ranging from trivial rhymes repaying hosts for dinner to some of the finest
> of Christian hmns. Legend has it that Fortunatus developed a serious eye
> disease and was nearly blind until he was miraculously cured by anointing
> his eyes with oil from a lamb burning before the altar of St. Martin of
> Tours in a church in Ravenna. Whatever the source of his cure, he did in
> fact set out in gratitude on a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Martin at
> Tours in 565. In Gaul he met Queen Rhadegunda who convinced him to take
> holy orders, after which he entered the Abbey of St. Croix at Poitiers.
> (Rhadegunda had been taken as wife by the Frankish king Clothaire I after
> he
> had captured her people in Thuringia. She separated herself from him and
> entered the convent of St. Croix.) From 599 until hs death in 609,
> Fortunatus was bishop of Poitier.>>
>
> Author of (among others):
> Pange lingua, gloriosi, lauream ceriaminis.
> Tempora florigero rutilant distincta sereno (from which is taken "Salve,
> festa dies")
> Vexilla regis prodeunt
> Quem terra, pontus aethera (disputed)
>
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Hello, Mr. Smedberg!
I thank you very much for your regarded reference; this is much
apreciated.
Luciano Baraśna.
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