The image of the Merovingian bishop in the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus

Brennan, Brian

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“…3 Количество подобных исследований необъятно, приведу лишь наиболее значимые и показательные работы начиная с 1970-х годов, когда начался отход от институциональной истории [Gryson 1968;Guillou 1973;Dovere 2003, spec. 26-29;Brennan 1992 (и ряд других его работ); Coates 2000Coates , esp. 1120Coates -1121Jeanjean 2008;Lizzi Testa 2009;Danielson, Gatti 2014].…”

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Evil bishop as a tyrant in Isidore of Seville’s Sententiae

Birkin¹

2020

Shagi

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дурнОй епискОп как тиран в «сентенциях» исидОра севильскОГО Аннотация. В статье рассматривается фигура дурного епископа в «Сентенциях» Исидора Севильского в связи c образом тирана. Так, комбинация ключевых пороков плохого епископа (прежде всего гордыня, гнев и жестокость) соответствуют в рамках римской риторической традиции ключевым характеристикам tyrannus, переосмысленного уже в христианском духе. Деятельность плохого епископа, как и тирана, ведет к дезорганизации социального порядка и в результате к разрушению populus. Использование образа тирана применительно к дурному предстоятелю объясняется укорененностью фигуры епископа в системе полисных ценностей, претерпевшей значительные трансформации. Гнев и гордыня дурного епископа помещали его в сферу мирского и связывали его с дьяволом, уничтожая самую суть епископского служения. В силу «десакрализации» епископ переставал быть центром всех социальных связей общины. Риторика, связанная с образом тираном, наиболее адекватно отражает такое понимание роли епископа в обществе. Ключевые слова: епископ, тиран, сакральность, Исидор Севильский, «Сентенции», риторическая традиция, Толедское королевство вестготов, поздняя античность, раннее Средневековье Благодарности. Статья подготовлена в рамках проекта «Парадигма христианского священства и ее трансформации в истории и современности» Лаборатории исследований церковных институций ПСТГУ при поддержке Фонда развития ПСТГУ.

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Evil bishop as a tyrant in Isidore of Seville’s Sententiae

Birkin¹

2020

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“…44 Fortunatus's episcopal panegyrics, epitaphs and commemorative verse created an image of Merovingian bishops which emphasized their power to mould public opinion through acts of benefaction and piety. 45 Bishops were praised for their organization of building programmes which benefited the`civitas'. The world of the Merovingian bishop was a precarious one.…”

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The Construction of Episcopal Sanctity in Early Anglo‐Saxon England: the Impact of Venantius Fortunatus*

Coates

1998

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This article examines the manner in which early Anglo‐Saxon episcopal sanctity was shaped by the writings of Venantius Fortunatus, the prolific, and yet sometimes neglected, Italian hagiographer and poet who was to end his days as bishop of Poitiers. Firstly, the manner in which Fortunatus's works shaped the literary form of Anglo‐Saxon episcopal hagiography is examined. Secondly, the debt which the various Vitae of Cuthbert owed to Fortunatus is explored. Here it is emphasized that Bede's two Vitae differed from the earlier anonymous Life by their heavier use of Fortunatus's writings promoting the cult of St. Martin of Tours. It is also shown how Fortunatus's re‐shaping of the Martinian cult in the light of his own classical background as a hagiographer bears marked similarities to the manner in which Bede reshaped the Cuthbert cult in line with his own concerns. The article then turns to the much more developed use of Fortunatus's writings as a guide to the construction of episcopal sanctity which was made by Alcuin. It shows how Alcuin's strong emphasis on the urban background of the bishops of York was derived from the Gallic tradition. The article concludes by stressing that although knowledge of Fortunatus's works in early Anglo‐Saxon England is difficult to trace, they could have been known from Ireland where Fortunatus in particular had helped to shape the hymnody of the early Irish Church. However, given Alcuin's more extensive knowledge of the works, it is more likely that his own time on the continent ensured his richer knowledge of Fortunatus's works.

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Pasqua, primavera del mondo: Reminiscenze poetiche e simbolismo in Ven. Fort.carm.3, 9, 1-32

Pagliaro¹

2020

Giornale Italiano di Filologia

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The image of the Merovingian bishop in the poetry of Venantius Fortunatus

Cited by 6 publications

References 14 publications

Evil bishop as a tyrant in Isidore of Seville’s Sententiae

Evil bishop as a tyrant in Isidore of Seville’s Sententiae

The Construction of Episcopal Sanctity in Early Anglo‐Saxon England: the Impact of Venantius Fortunatus*

Pasqua, primavera del mondo: Reminiscenze poetiche e simbolismo in Ven. Fort.carm.3, 9, 1-32

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