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E00260: 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.

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posted on 2015-01-17, 00:00 authored by Bryan
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.

History

Evidence ID

E00260

Saint Name

Antony, 'the Great', monk of Egypt, ob. 356 : S00098

Type of Evidence

Literary - Hagiographical - Lives of saint

Language

  • Latin

Evidence not before

356

Evidence not after

400

Activity not before

250

Activity not after

400

Major author/Major anonymous work

Athanasius of Alexandria

Cult activities - Places

Burial site of a saint - tomb/grave

Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs

Composing and translating saint-related texts

Cult Activities - Miracles

Miracle 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

Cult Activities - Protagonists in Cult and Narratives

Pagans Heretics Ecclesiastics - bishops Ecclesiastics - monks/nuns/hermits Monarchs and their family

Cult Activities - Relics

Contact relic - other object closely associated with saint

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).

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