E02254: The Latin epitaph of *Martin of Braga (bishop of Braga, ob. c. 580, S01176) describes *Martin of Tours (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397; S00050) as his patron; written in Braga (north-west Spain), after 580.
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posted on 2017-01-16, 00:00 authored by dlambert(Ps.-?)Martin of Braga, Epitaph
EPITAPHIUM EIUSDEM
Pannoniis genitus, transcendens aequora vasta,
Galliciae in gremium divinis nutibus actus,
Confessor Martine, tua hac dicatus in aula,
Antistes cultum institui ritumque sacrorum,
Teque, patrone, sequens famulus Martinus eodem
Nomine, non merito, hic in Christi pace quiesco.
'HIS EPITAPH
Born in Pannonia, crossing vast plains, and brought to the lap of Galicia by the command of God, I was consecrated in this hall of yours, o confessor Martin; as a high-priest I organised the cult and the rite of the sacred. I, Martin, of the same name but not of the same merit, following you, my patron, as a servant, rest here in the peace of Christ.'
Text: Barlow 1950, 283. Translation: M. Szada.
EPITAPHIUM EIUSDEM
Pannoniis genitus, transcendens aequora vasta,
Galliciae in gremium divinis nutibus actus,
Confessor Martine, tua hac dicatus in aula,
Antistes cultum institui ritumque sacrorum,
Teque, patrone, sequens famulus Martinus eodem
Nomine, non merito, hic in Christi pace quiesco.
'HIS EPITAPH
Born in Pannonia, crossing vast plains, and brought to the lap of Galicia by the command of God, I was consecrated in this hall of yours, o confessor Martin; as a high-priest I organised the cult and the rite of the sacred. I, Martin, of the same name but not of the same merit, following you, my patron, as a servant, rest here in the peace of Christ.'
Text: Barlow 1950, 283. Translation: M. Szada.
History
Evidence ID
E02254Saint Name
Martin, ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397 : S00050Saint Name in Source
MartinusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Poems Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptionsLanguage
- Latin
