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E02608: Isidore of Seville in his Latin Chronicle written in two redactions in 615/616 and 626 mentions *Donatus (bishop of Evorea, Greece, S01274) and his successful fight with a dragon, dated to the reigns of Arcadius and Honorius (395-408).
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posted on 2017-03-25, 00:00 authored by mszataIsidore of Seville, Chronicle 366
Huius temporibus Donatus Epiri episcopus uirtutibus insignis est habitus. Qui draconem ingentem expuens in ore eius necauit, quem octo iuga boum ad locum incendii uix trahere potuerunt, ne aerem putredo eius corrumperet.
'In his times, Bishop Donatus of Epirus is considered outstanding for his virtues. Spitting in its mouth, he killed a mighty dragon, which a team of eight oxen was scarcely able to drag to the place of burning, lest its rottenness polluted the air.'
Text: Martín 2003, 174-175. Translation: Koon and Wood 2008.
Huius temporibus Donatus Epiri episcopus uirtutibus insignis est habitus. Qui draconem ingentem expuens in ore eius necauit, quem octo iuga boum ad locum incendii uix trahere potuerunt, ne aerem putredo eius corrumperet.
'In his times, Bishop Donatus of Epirus is considered outstanding for his virtues. Spitting in its mouth, he killed a mighty dragon, which a team of eight oxen was scarcely able to drag to the place of burning, lest its rottenness polluted the air.'
Text: Martín 2003, 174-175. Translation: Koon and Wood 2008.
History
Evidence ID
E02608Saint Name
Donatus, bishop of Evorea (Greece), died in 387 : S01274Saint Name in Source
DonatusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)Language
- Latin