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E01751: Augustine of Hippo, when quoting a passage from Xystus, bishop of Rome (either *Xystus/Sixtus I, S00130, or *Xystus/Sixtus II, S00201), for polemical purposes, emphasises the fact that he was a martyr. Written in Latin in Hippo Regius (North Africa), c.415.
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posted on 2016-07-19, 00:00 authored by robertAugustine of Hippo, On nature and grace 64.77
Quis item christianus ignorat, quod beatissimum Xystum romanae ecclesiae episcopum et Domini martyrem dixisse commemorat, quia libertatem arbitrii sui permisit hominibus deus, ut pure et sine peccato uiuentes similes fiant deo?
'What Christian, again, is unaware of what he quotes the most blessed Xystus, bishop of Rome and martyr of Christ, as having said, "God has conferred upon men liberty of their own will, in order that by purity and sinlessness of life they may become like God".'
Text: Vrba and Zycha 1913, 291. Translation: Holmes and Wallis 1887.
Quis item christianus ignorat, quod beatissimum Xystum romanae ecclesiae episcopum et Domini martyrem dixisse commemorat, quia libertatem arbitrii sui permisit hominibus deus, ut pure et sine peccato uiuentes similes fiant deo?
'What Christian, again, is unaware of what he quotes the most blessed Xystus, bishop of Rome and martyr of Christ, as having said, "God has conferred upon men liberty of their own will, in order that by purity and sinlessness of life they may become like God".'
Text: Vrba and Zycha 1913, 291. Translation: Holmes and Wallis 1887.
History
Evidence ID
E01751Saint Name
Xystus I, martyr and bishop of Rome (ob. c. 130) : S00130 Xystus II, martyr and bishop of Rome, ob. c. 258 : S00201Saint Name in Source
Xystus XystusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - OtherLanguage
- Latin