E02811: Augustine of Hippo (North Africa), preaches in Latin a sermon for the feast of the *Quadratus (martyr and bishop in Utica, S01324). Sermon 306D, preached in an unknown location in North Africa between AD 397 and 430.
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Augustine of Hippo, Sermon 306D
[Sermo de natale sancti Quadrati
'Sermon on the Birthday of Saint Saint Quadratus']
In this sermons Augustine tells in general terms about the example given by the martyrs, in one passage referring to them as ex omni parte quadrati 'squared on every side', meaning perfect (§ 4).
Text: Patrologiae Latinae Supplementum 2, 788. Translation: Hill 1994, 45. Summary: Robert Wiśniewski.
Cult Activities - Protagonists in Cult and Narratives
Ecclesiastics - bishops
Source
This sermon cannot be dated with any precision.
Discussion
More about Quadratus in Augustine's Sermon 306C: E002793.
Bibliography
Text:
Hamman, A., Patrologiae Latinae Supplementum, vol. 2 (Turnhout: Brepols, 1960).
Translation:
Hill, E., The Works of Saint Augustine. A Translation for the 21st Century, vol. III 9, Sermons 306-340A on the Saints (New York: New City Press, 1994).