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E04081: Augustine of Hippo delivers a Latin sermon on the feast of a group of martyrs, probably the *Twenty Martyrs (of Hippo, S00703), stigmatising the custom of dancing and drinking, probably during saints' festivals. Sermon 326, preached probably in Hippo, at an unknown date between 391 and 430.
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posted on 2017-09-25, 00:00 authored by robertAugustine of Hippo, Sermon 326
[In natali martyrum
'On the birthday of the twenty Martyrs']
1. Solemnitas beatissimorum martyrum laetiorem nobis reddidit diem. Laetamur, quia de terra laboris ad regionem quietis martyres transierunt: sed hoc non saltando, sed orando; non potando, sed ieiunando; non rixando, sed tolerando meruerunt.
'The solemn feast of these most blessed martyrs has brought us a happier day than usual. What makes us happy is that the martyrs have passed over from this land of labour and toil to the territory of peace and quiet; but they earned this not by dancing but by praying; not by drinking, but by fasting; not by being quarrelsome, but by their endurance.'
In what follows Augustine tells about the martyrs' desire to be in heaven and quotes parts of a dialogue between the martyrs and the judge.
Text: Patrologia Latina 38,1449. Translation: Hill 1994, 165-166. Summary: Robert Wiśniewski.
[In natali martyrum
'On the birthday of the twenty Martyrs']
1. Solemnitas beatissimorum martyrum laetiorem nobis reddidit diem. Laetamur, quia de terra laboris ad regionem quietis martyres transierunt: sed hoc non saltando, sed orando; non potando, sed ieiunando; non rixando, sed tolerando meruerunt.
'The solemn feast of these most blessed martyrs has brought us a happier day than usual. What makes us happy is that the martyrs have passed over from this land of labour and toil to the territory of peace and quiet; but they earned this not by dancing but by praying; not by drinking, but by fasting; not by being quarrelsome, but by their endurance.'
In what follows Augustine tells about the martyrs' desire to be in heaven and quotes parts of a dialogue between the martyrs and the judge.
Text: Patrologia Latina 38,1449. Translation: Hill 1994, 165-166. Summary: Robert Wiśniewski.
History
Evidence ID
E04081Saint Name
Twenty martyrs, ob. at an unknown date at Hippo Regius : S00703Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Sermons/HomiliesLanguage
- Latin
Evidence not before
391Evidence not after
430Activity not before
391Activity not after
430Place of Evidence - Region
Latin North AfricaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Hippo RegiusPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hippo Regius Carthage Carthago Karthago قرطاج Qarṭāj Mçidfa CarthageMajor author/Major anonymous work
Augustine of HippoCult activities - Liturgical Activity
- Service for the Saint
Cult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast
Cult activities - Activities Accompanying Cult
- Feasting (eating, drinking, dancing, singing, bathing)