An anonymous author translates the Life of *Antony ('the Great', monk of Egypt, ob. 356, S00098) from Greek into Latin, certainly after 356, probably before 374, in an unknown place.
Evidence ID
E00260
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Lives of saint
Major author/Major anonymous work
Athanasius of Alexandria
Anonymous Latin translation of Athanasius of Alexandria, Life of Antony (Athanasius episcopus ad peregrinos fratres)
Summary:
The text of the anonymous Latin translation of the Life of Antony by Athanasius of Alexandria (E00631) is known from a single manuscript dated to c. 950-1050, discovered in 1914 in the archives of the Chapter of St Peter in Rome. It is very literal and of low literary quality. It probably had a very limited distribution, since it could not compete with a much more elegant translation of the same text, made shortly afterwards by Evagrius of Antioch (E00930). It is widely assumed, and we would agree, that this translation was made before that of Evagrius.
Summary: Robert Wiśniewski.
Cult PlacesMiracle during lifetime
RelicsPagans
Burial site of a saint - tomb/grave
Non Liturgical ActivityComposing and translating saint-related texts
MiraclesMiracle during lifetime
Miracle after death
Punishing miracle
Healing diseases and disabilities
Apparition, vision, dream, revelation
Revelation of hidden knowledge (past, present and future)
Other miracles with demons and demonic creatures
RelicsContact relic - other object closely associated with saint
Protagonists in Cult and NarrativesPagans
Heretics
Ecclesiastics - bishops
Ecclesiastics - monks/nuns/hermits
Monarchs and their family
Discussion
The Latin Life quite faithfully follows the Greek original, with all the stories and miracles of Antony that are recorded there. For a summary of the content of the Life of Antony see E00631.Bibliography
Edition:Bartelink, G.J.M., Vita di Antonio (Vite dei Santi 1; Milan: Mondadori, 1974).
Record Created By
Robert Wiśniewski
Date of Entry
17/01/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00098 | Antony, 'the Great', monk of Egypt, ob. 356 | Certain |
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