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E03526: Prosper of Aquitaine, in his Chronicle, records that *John of Lycopolis (ascetic of Egypt, ob. c. 395, S00102) had the power of prophecy. Written in Latin in Gaul or Rome, in the mid 5th c.
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posted on 2017-08-04, 00:00 authored by dlambertProsper of Aquitaine, Chronicle 1200-1201
CCCLXVII
Arcadio III et Honorio II
Iohannes monachus anachorita clarus habetur, qui ornatus prophetiae gratia Theodosium consulentem de eventu belli, quod adversum Eugenium movebat, victorem futurum praedixit.
'367 [years since the Crucifixion]
[Consulship of] Arcadius for the third time and Honorius for the second time [= AD 394]
John the monk is celebrated as an anchorite, he who, adorned with the grace of prophecy, when Theodosius consulted him about the outcome of the war which he was launching against Eugenius, predicted he would be the future victor.'
Text: Mommsen 1892, 463. Translation: David Lambert.
CCCLXVII
Arcadio III et Honorio II
Iohannes monachus anachorita clarus habetur, qui ornatus prophetiae gratia Theodosium consulentem de eventu belli, quod adversum Eugenium movebat, victorem futurum praedixit.
'367 [years since the Crucifixion]
[Consulship of] Arcadius for the third time and Honorius for the second time [= AD 394]
John the monk is celebrated as an anchorite, he who, adorned with the grace of prophecy, when Theodosius consulted him about the outcome of the war which he was launching against Eugenius, predicted he would be the future victor.'
Text: Mommsen 1892, 463. Translation: David Lambert.
History
Evidence ID
E03526Saint Name
John of Lycopolis, 4th-century monk in Egypt : S00102Saint Name in Source
Iohannes monachusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)Language
- Latin