Aurelius Clemens Prudentius
Who is Aurelius Clemens Prudentius
Aurelius Prudentius Clemens () was a Roman Christian poet, born in the Roman province of Tarraconensis (now Northern Spain) in 348. He probably died in the Iberian Peninsula some time after 405, possibly around 413. The place of his birth is uncertain, but it may have been Caesaraugusta (Saragossa), Tarraco (Tarragona), or Calagurris (Calahorra).
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Prudentius practiced law with some success, and was twice provincial governor, perhaps in his native country, before the emperor Theodosius I summoned him to court. Towards the end of his life (possibly around 392) Prudentius retired from public life to become an ascetic, fasting until evening and abstaining entirely from animal food; and writing poems, hymns, and controversial works in defence of Christianity. Pruden...
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- Arguello_israel: o ye heights of heav'n, adore him;
angel hosts, his praises sing;
all dominions, bow before him,
and extol our god and king;
let no tongue on earth be silent,
ev'ry voice in concert ring,
evermore and evermore!
“of the father's love begotten”
aurelius clemens prudentius, 348-413
- Abrahamgl_1: "cultor dei, memento"
type: hymn
author: aurelius prudentius clemens
service: compline (optional, during passiontide and holy week)
- Caltonconsort: the text is translated by helen waddell, from a 4th-century poem by aurelius clemens prudentius
- Kfuoradio: he is the alpha and omega, the source of all things.
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- Mariaangelagrow: maria angela catholic devotional: poem to saint eulalia from the peristephanon (crown of martyrs) by aurelius prudentius clemens c 400 ad
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