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E00697: Jerome, in his Life of Hilarion, states that Epiphanius, bishop of Salamis (Cyprus), wrote a letter praising *Hilarion of Gaza (anchorite in Palestine and Cyprus, ob. 371, S00099). Written in Latin in Bethlehem (Palestine) in the early 390s.
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posted on 2015-09-08, 00:00 authored by robertJerome, Life of Hilarion 1
Quamquam enim sanctus Epiphanius, Salaminae Cypri episcopus, qui cum Hilarione plurimum uersatus est, laudem eius breui epistula scripserit quae uulgo legitur, tamen aliud est locis communibus laudare defunctum, aliud defuncti proprias narrare uirtutes.
'It is true that that holy man Epiphanius, bishop of Salamis in Cyprus, who had much intercourse with Hilarion, set forth his praises in a short but widely circulated letter. Yet it is one thing to praise the dead in general terms, another to relate their characteristic virtues.'
Text: Bastiaensen 1975. Translation: Fremantle et al. 1893.
Quamquam enim sanctus Epiphanius, Salaminae Cypri episcopus, qui cum Hilarione plurimum uersatus est, laudem eius breui epistula scripserit quae uulgo legitur, tamen aliud est locis communibus laudare defunctum, aliud defuncti proprias narrare uirtutes.
'It is true that that holy man Epiphanius, bishop of Salamis in Cyprus, who had much intercourse with Hilarion, set forth his praises in a short but widely circulated letter. Yet it is one thing to praise the dead in general terms, another to relate their characteristic virtues.'
Text: Bastiaensen 1975. Translation: Fremantle et al. 1893.
History
Evidence ID
E00697Saint Name
Hilarion, anachorite in Palestine and Cyprus (ob. 371) : S00099Saint Name in Source
HilarionRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Lives of saintLanguage
- Latin