Orientius

Orientius was a Christian Latin poet of the fifth century.

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Orientii Commonitorium

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Saint.honorific_prefix: Saint
Saint.name: Orientius
Saint.death_date: 5th century
Saint.feast_day: 1 May
Saint.venerated_in: Roman Catholic Church
Saint.imagesize: 250px
Saint.death_place: Rome
Saint.titles: Martyr
Saint.canonized_date: Pre-congregation

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date of birth: 0302-00-00
date of death: 0444-00-00
name in native language: Orens d'Auch
end of work period: 0500-00-00
start of work period: 0400-00-00
Commons category: Orentius of Auch

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Orientius was a Christian Latin poet of the fifth century.

== Biography and work == He wrote the elegiac poem Commonitorium of 1036 verses (divided into two books) describing the way to heaven, with warnings against its hindrances. He was a Gaul (II, 184), who had been converted after a life of sin (I, 405 sq.), was evidently an experienced pastor, and wrote at a time when his country was being devastated by the invasion of barbarians.