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E07792: In his Letter 7.1 to *Mamertus (bishop of Vienne, ob. c. 475, S02351), Sidonius Apollinaris describes an incident in which Mamertus miraculously stopped a fire from spreading. Written in Latin in Clermont (central Gaul), AD 473/476.
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posted on 2019-09-17, 00:00 authored by dlambertSidonius Apollinaris, Letters 7.1.4
Et vere iam de deo tu minime poteras absque peccato post virtutum experimenta diffidere. Nam cum vice quadam civitas conflagrare coepisset, fides tua in illo ardore plus caluit; et cum in conspectu pavidae plebis obiectu solo corporis tui ignis recussus in tergum fugitivis flexibus sinuaretur, miraculo terribili novo invisitato affuit flammae
cedere per reverentiam, cui sentire defuit per naturam.
'And in truth you of all men could not, without sinning, have distrusted God after the experience you had of his mighty works: for on one occasion, when a blaze had started in the city, your faith burned stronger amid the conflagration; in full view of the panic-stricken populace the mere interposition of your body beat off the fire, causing it to curl backward in retreating curves, and so, by a startling miracle never known or seen before, the flame which by nature was devoid of any understanding was from awe of you given power to recede.'
Text and translation: Anderson 1965, 288-289.
Et vere iam de deo tu minime poteras absque peccato post virtutum experimenta diffidere. Nam cum vice quadam civitas conflagrare coepisset, fides tua in illo ardore plus caluit; et cum in conspectu pavidae plebis obiectu solo corporis tui ignis recussus in tergum fugitivis flexibus sinuaretur, miraculo terribili novo invisitato affuit flammae
cedere per reverentiam, cui sentire defuit per naturam.
'And in truth you of all men could not, without sinning, have distrusted God after the experience you had of his mighty works: for on one occasion, when a blaze had started in the city, your faith burned stronger amid the conflagration; in full view of the panic-stricken populace the mere interposition of your body beat off the fire, causing it to curl backward in retreating curves, and so, by a startling miracle never known or seen before, the flame which by nature was devoid of any understanding was from awe of you given power to recede.'
Text and translation: Anderson 1965, 288-289.
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Evidence ID
E07792Saint Name
Mamertus, bishop of Vienne (Gaul), ob. 475 : S02351Saint Name in Source
MamertusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - LettersLanguage
- Latin