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Sulpicius Severus

Christian writer and historian and native of Aquitania (c. 363 – c. 425)

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Sulpicius Severus was a male citizen of Ancient Rome belonging to the Sulpicia gens. Born in Gallia Aquitania in 360, he worked as a historian, writer, lawyer, and chronicler during the Roman Empire. He wrote in Latin and Late Latin and was a student of Martin of Tours.

He died in Gaul in 420 and is recognized as a saint. His notable works include *Sacrae historiae libri II*, *Historiæ sacræ a mundi exordio ad sua usque tempora deductæ libri duo*, and *In hoc volumine cõtinentur: Sulpitij Seueri de vita diui Martini turonẽ. archip̃sulis liber prim[us]*. His writings have been published in the *Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum*.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 4th
Died: 5th cent.
Works: 27

Top works

Historia sacra continuata ex Iohannis Sleydani
Dialoghi volgarizzati
Sacrae historiae libri II
Historiæ sacræ a mundi exordio ad sua usque tempora deductæ libri duo
In hoc volumine cõtinentur: Sulpitij Seueri de vita diui Martini turonẽ. archip̃sulis liber prim[us]

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Place of birth: Gallia Aquitania
Place of death: Gaul
Occupation: lawyer
Languages spoken: Late Latin
Student of: Martin of Tours
Image: Sano di Pietro - Scenes from the Life of St Jerome - WGA20779.jpg

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canonization status: saint
date of birth: 0360-01-01
date of death: 0420-01-01
described by source: Wikitólica
time period: Roman Empire
gens: Sulpicia gens
writing language: Late Latin
different from: Sulpitius I of Bourges
name in native language: Sulpicius Severus
published in: Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum
P13311: Baghdad

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Sulpicius Severus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

La vie de Saint Martin [Manuscrito]

In hoc volumine continentur Sulpitij Seueri de vita diui Martini turonen. archipraesulis liber primus. Eiusdem de eodem sanctissimo Martino dialogi duo. Eiusdem Seueri de vita Martini liber secundus. Tractatus beati Odonis abbatis Cluniacensis ..

Sermo Iheronimi de assumptione beatissime Dei genitricis Marie. Item liber miraclorum ipsius beate Uirginis. Item uita beati Basilii cum regula ipsius. Seuerus in uita sancti Martini; et Dialogus ipsius Seueri. Item uita sancti Nicholai [titel fenestra]

Sulpitii Seueri ... Sacrae historiae a mundi exordio ad sua vsq tempora deductae libri duo Item Dorothei episcopi Tyri ... De vita Prophetarum Apostolorum synopsis ..

In hoc volumine contine tur Sulpitij Seueri De vita diui Martini turone... liber primus... liber primus. Eiusdem De eodem sanctissimo Martino dialogi duo. Eiusdem Seueri De vita Martini liber secundus. Tractatus beati Odonis abbatis Cluniacensis..

Abrégé de l'histoire sacrée de Sulpice Sévère ... depuis la création du monde jusqu'au Consulat de Stilicon sous Théodose l'an de J. C. 400

Martinellus. [Cod. Guelf. 581 Helmst.]

Martinellus. [Cod. Guelf. 82 Weiss.]

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Encyclopedic overview

Sulpicius Severus (/sʌlˈpɪʃəs ˈsɛvərəs/; c. 363 – c. 425) was a Christian writer and native of Aquitania in modern-day France. He is known for his chronicle of sacred history, as well as his biography of Saint Martin of Tours.

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