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E04458: Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (2.16), describes how a cleric who was tormented by an evil spirit, unsuccessfully sought aid from the shrines of the martyrs before approaching *Benedict (monk of Nursia, ob. 547, S01727) at Monte Cassino (central Italy). Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593.
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posted on 2017-12-12, 00:00 authored by francesGregory the Great, Dialogues 2.16
Eodem quoque tempore quidam aquinensis ecclesiae clericus daemonio uexabatur, qui a uenerabili uiro constantio ecclesiae eius antistite, per multa fuerat martyrum loca transmissus, ut sanari potuisset. Sed sancti dei martyres noluerunt ei sanitatis donum tribuere, ut quanta esset in benedicto gratia demonstrarent.
‘At about the same time there was a cleric from the church at Aquino who was being tormented by an evil spirit. Constantius, his saintly bishop, had already sent him to the shrines of various martyrs in the hope that he would be cured. But the holy martyrs did not grant him this favour, preferring instead to reveal the wonderful gifts of the servant of God.’
Text: de Vogüé 1978. Translation: Zimmerman 1959.
Eodem quoque tempore quidam aquinensis ecclesiae clericus daemonio uexabatur, qui a uenerabili uiro constantio ecclesiae eius antistite, per multa fuerat martyrum loca transmissus, ut sanari potuisset. Sed sancti dei martyres noluerunt ei sanitatis donum tribuere, ut quanta esset in benedicto gratia demonstrarent.
‘At about the same time there was a cleric from the church at Aquino who was being tormented by an evil spirit. Constantius, his saintly bishop, had already sent him to the shrines of various martyrs in the hope that he would be cured. But the holy martyrs did not grant him this favour, preferring instead to reveal the wonderful gifts of the servant of God.’
Text: de Vogüé 1978. Translation: Zimmerman 1959.
History
Evidence ID
E04458Saint Name
Benedict (of Nursia, monk, ob. 547) : S01727 Constantius, sixth century Bishop of Aquino : S01731Saint Name in Source
Benedictus ConstantiusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Other saint-related textsLanguage
- Latin