E04486: Augustine of Hippo preaches in Latin a sermon, probably on the feast of martyrs. Sermon 335J, delivered in an unknown place in North Africa, possibly in Hippo Regius, on an unspecified date c. 400/430.
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posted on 2017-12-19, 00:00 authored by robertAugustine of Hippo, Sermon 335J
[In die natali martyrum
'On the birthday of some martyrs']
1. Martyres sancti, testes Christi, usque ad sanguinem contra peccatum pugnauerunt, quia ipse in illis fuit, per quem uicerunt.
'The holy martyrs, witness of Christ, fought against sin and the shedding of their blood, because he was in them, and it was through him that they overcame.'
In what follows Augustine explains how the example of the martyrs can be followed by his audience in their fight against sin, and does not refer to any specific saints or their cult.
Text: Patrologiae Latinae Supplementum 2, 839. Translation: Hill 1994, 252. Summary: Robert Wiśniewski.
[In die natali martyrum
'On the birthday of some martyrs']
1. Martyres sancti, testes Christi, usque ad sanguinem contra peccatum pugnauerunt, quia ipse in illis fuit, per quem uicerunt.
'The holy martyrs, witness of Christ, fought against sin and the shedding of their blood, because he was in them, and it was through him that they overcame.'
In what follows Augustine explains how the example of the martyrs can be followed by his audience in their fight against sin, and does not refer to any specific saints or their cult.
Text: Patrologiae Latinae Supplementum 2, 839. Translation: Hill 1994, 252. Summary: Robert Wiśniewski.
History
Evidence ID
E04486Saint Name
Martyrs, unnamed or name lost : S00060Related 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, village, etc
Hippo RegiusPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Hippo Regius 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
