File(s) not publicly available
E02422: Augustine of Hippo preaches in Latin a sermon on the feast of the birthday (natale) of *John the Baptist (S00020). Sermon 289, preached c. 410 in an unknown place in North Africa.
online resource
posted on 2017-02-23, 00:00 authored by robertAugustine of Hippo, Sermon 289
[In natali Ioannis Baptistae
'On the birthday of John the Baptist']
Causa hodiernae celebris congregationis nostrae, natale est Ioannis Baptistae, cuius mirabilem conceptum et partum, cum euangelium legeretur, audiuimus.
The reason for our large and festive gathering today is to celebrate the birthday of John the Baptist, whose marvelous conception by birth we heard about when the gospel was read.'
In what follows, Augustine presents John the Baptist as Christ's forerunner and a lamp which brings light to men, and he is compared to the Apostles.
Text: Patrologia Latina 38, 1308. Translation: Hill 1994, 119. Summary: Robert Wiśniewski.
[In natali Ioannis Baptistae
'On the birthday of John the Baptist']
Causa hodiernae celebris congregationis nostrae, natale est Ioannis Baptistae, cuius mirabilem conceptum et partum, cum euangelium legeretur, audiuimus.
The reason for our large and festive gathering today is to celebrate the birthday of John the Baptist, whose marvelous conception by birth we heard about when the gospel was read.'
In what follows, Augustine presents John the Baptist as Christ's forerunner and a lamp which brings light to men, and he is compared to the Apostles.
Text: Patrologia Latina 38, 1308. Translation: Hill 1994, 119. Summary: Robert Wiśniewski.
History
Evidence ID
E02422Saint Name
John the Baptist : S00020Saint Name in Source
Ioannes BaptistaRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Sermons/HomiliesLanguage
- Latin
Evidence not before
391Evidence not after
430Activity not before
391Activity not after
430Place of Evidence - Region
Latin North AfricaPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Carthage Carthago Karthago قرطاج Qarṭāj Mçidfa CarthageMajor author/Major anonymous work
Augustine of HippoCult activities - Liturgical Activity
- Service for the Saint
Cult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast
