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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Theodatus, abbot, probably in northern Italy, ob. c. 500

Saint ID

S00563

Number in BH

-

Reported Death Not Before

525

Reported Death Not After

552

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Ascetics/monks/nuns
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00804Letter to Bishop Nicetius of Trier (eastern Gaul) from an Abbot Florianus (Austrasian Letter 5), asking him to pray that the deceased *Ennodius (bishop of Pavia, ob. 521, S00492), *Caesarius (bishop of Arles, ob. 542, S00491), and *Theodatus, Florianus' predecessor as abbot (S00563), will become patrons of the author in heaven, and that through their intercession he will gain the patronage of *Ambrose (bishop of Milan, ob. 397, S00490). Also contains an allusion to *Maximinus (bishop of Trier, ob. c. 347, S00465) and *Paulinus (bishop of Trier, ob. 358, S00427). Written in Latin, probably in northern Italy, 548/552.