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E00257: Sulpicius Severus, in his Dialogues, mentions a vision of *Thekla (follower of the Apostle Paul, S00092), *Agnes (virgin and martyr of Rome, S00097), and *Mary (presumably the Mother of Christ, S00033), which *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050), had during his episcopate (371-397). Written in Latin in Primuliacum (south west Gaul) c. 404-406.
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posted on 2015-01-14, 00:00 authored by dlambertSulpicius Severus, Dialogues 2.13.4-5
Sulpicius Severus records the account, given him by the monk Gallus in his own words, of a vision granted to Martin:
Incredibiliora forte dicturus sum, sed Christo teste non mentior, nisi quisquam est tam sacrilegus, ut Martinum aestimet fuisse mentitum. dicam, inquit, uobis, sed uos nulli quaeso dicatis: Agnes, Thecla et Maria me cum fuerunt.
'I will say what is even harder to believe, but, Christ is my witness, I do not lie, unless someone is so sacrilegious as to think that Martin had lied. "I will tell you" - he [Martin] said, "but I ask you not to tell anybody: Agnes, Thecla and Mary were with me."'
Text: Fontaine 2006. Translation: Roberts 1894.
Sulpicius Severus records the account, given him by the monk Gallus in his own words, of a vision granted to Martin:
Incredibiliora forte dicturus sum, sed Christo teste non mentior, nisi quisquam est tam sacrilegus, ut Martinum aestimet fuisse mentitum. dicam, inquit, uobis, sed uos nulli quaeso dicatis: Agnes, Thecla et Maria me cum fuerunt.
'I will say what is even harder to believe, but, Christ is my witness, I do not lie, unless someone is so sacrilegious as to think that Martin had lied. "I will tell you" - he [Martin] said, "but I ask you not to tell anybody: Agnes, Thecla and Mary were with me."'
Text: Fontaine 2006. Translation: Roberts 1894.
History
Evidence ID
E00257Saint Name
Martin, bishop of Tours (Gaul), ob. 397 : S00050 Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033 Thekla, follower of Apostle Paul : S00092 Agnes, martyr in Rome (ob. c. 304) : S00097Saint Name in Source
Martinus Maria Thecla AgnesRelated Saint Records
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Mary_Mother_of_Christ/13729186
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Thekla_follower_of_the_Apostle_Paul/13729357
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Agnes_virgin_and_martyr_of_Rome/13729375
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Martin_ascetic_and_bishop_of_Tours_ob_397/13729234
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Other saint-related textsLanguage
- Latin