E05339
Literary - Sermons/Homilies
Gaudentius of Brescia
Gaudentius of Brescia, Sermon 20
Summary:
Gaudentius opens the sermon stating he is detained in his current location (Milan) speaking at the invitation of ‘our common father’ (communis pater, i.e. Ambrose of Milan) on the feast day (natalis) of Peter and Paul. This birthday is their birthday in heaven. On this day, Nero had them killed in the name of Christ, and God crowned them. Peter was crucified upside down, and Paul beheaded. Both are renowned across the world. The Church is founded on Peter, the rock, and Paul is the vessel of election. Peter shines forth in wonders (mirabiles) and Paul in his teaching and persecutions. Both are equal in suffering. Gaudentius then encourages the congregation to share in the memories of the saints so they might be aided by the prayers of the saints.
Summary: Frances Trzeciak.
Sermon/homily
FestivalsSaint’s feast
Non Liturgical ActivityComposing and translating saint-related texts
Oral transmission of saint-related stories
MiraclesUnspecified miracle
Protagonists in Cult and NarrativesEcclesiastics - bishops
Source
A sermon of Gaudentius of Brescia. Gaudentius was ordained bishop of Brescia by Ambrose of Milan at some time between 384 (the earliest possible date of the death of his predecessor, Philastrius) and 397 (the year of Ambrose’s death). He was bishop of Brescia for at least fourteen years. During this time, he authored several tracts, many of which were intended to be preached to his congregation in Brescia. It is widely accepted that this sermon was preached in Milan at the invitation of Ambrose (the 'common father' of Gaudentius and the congregation in Milan). We can therefore be sure it was preached before 397.Bibliography
Text:Glück, A., Tractatus XXI. Gaudentius Brixiensis (Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum 68; Vienna, 1936).
Translation:
Boehrer, S., Gaudentius of Brescia: Sermons and Letters (Studies in Sacred Theology Second Series: Doctoral Dissertation, 165; Washington D.C., 1965)
Further Reading:
Lizzi, R., "Ambrose’s Contemporaries and the Christianization of Northern Italy," Journal of Roman Studies 80 (1990) 156-173.
Truzzi, C., Zeno, Gaudenzio e Cromazio. Testi e contenuti della predicaione Cristiana per le chiese di Verona, Brescia e Aquileia (360 – 410 ca.) (Brescia: Paideia, 1985).
Frances Trzeciak
16/04/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00008 | Paul, the Apostle | Paulus | Certain | S00036 | Peter, the Apostle | Petrus | Certain |
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