E02256: Augustine, bishop of Hippo Regius, preaches a sermon on the feast of *Vincent (deacon and martyr of Saragossa and Valencia, S00290), after the public reading of his Acts. Sermon 276, preached in Latin, probably at Hippo Regius in c. 412.
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Augustine of Hippo, Sermon 276
1. In passione, quae nobis hodie recitata est, fratres mei, euidenter ostenditur iudex ferox, tortor cruentus, martyr inuictus.
'In the passion which has been read to us today, my brothers, we are clearly shown a ferocious judge, a bloodthirsty torturer, an unvanquished martyr.'
In what follows Augustine constantly refers to the story of Vincent's martyrdom and emphasises that his unnatural endurance during the torments resulted from the power of Christ which dwelt in him.
Text: Patrologia Latina 38,1255. Translation: Hill 1994, 29 (slightly changed). Summary: Robert Wiśniewski.
History
Evidence ID
E02256
Saint Name
Vincent, deacon and martyr of Saragossa and Valencia, ob. c. 305 : S00290
Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs
Composing and translating saint-related texts
Cult Activities - Miracles
Miracle at martyrdom and death
Cult Activities - Protagonists in Cult and Narratives
Ecclesiastics - bishops
Source
This sermon was probably preached in Hippo. Its dating to 412 is based on its relation with Augustine's other writings.
Bibliography
Text:
Migne, J.P., Patrologia Latina 38 (Paris, 1865).
Translation:
Hill, E., The Works of Saint Augustine: A Translation for the 21st Century, vol. III 9. Sermons 306-340A for the Saints (New York: New City Press, 1994).
Dating:
Kunzelmann, A., "Die Chronologie der sermones des hl. Augustinus," Miscellanea Agostiniana, vol. 2 (Rome: Tipografia Poliglotta Vaticana, 1931), 417-452.