E07465: Ildefonsus, bishop of Toledo in his On the Lives of the Famous Men, written in Latin in 657/667, writes that Bishop Nonnitus of Girona dedicated himself to the worship of the tomb of *Felix (martyr of Girona, S00408).
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posted on 2019-03-22, 00:00 authored by mszadaIldefonsus of Toledo, De viris illustribus 9
Nonnitus post Iohannem in Gerundensi sede pontifex accessit. Vir professione monachus, simplicitate perspicuus, actibus sanctus; non hominum diutina deliberatione, sed Dei per homines celeri definitione in pontificatum adscitus, adhaerens instanter obsequiis sepulchri sancti Felicis martyris.
'After John, Nonnitus acceded as bishop to the see of Girona. A monk by profession, outstanding in his honesty, holy in his deeds, he was elected to his bishopric not through the long deliberation of men, but by a swift decree of God enacted through men. He dedicated himself at once to the cult of the tomb of the holy martyr Felix.'
Text: Codoñer 2007, 611-12. Translation, Fear 1997, 117, lightly adapted.
Nonnitus post Iohannem in Gerundensi sede pontifex accessit. Vir professione monachus, simplicitate perspicuus, actibus sanctus; non hominum diutina deliberatione, sed Dei per homines celeri definitione in pontificatum adscitus, adhaerens instanter obsequiis sepulchri sancti Felicis martyris.
'After John, Nonnitus acceded as bishop to the see of Girona. A monk by profession, outstanding in his honesty, holy in his deeds, he was elected to his bishopric not through the long deliberation of men, but by a swift decree of God enacted through men. He dedicated himself at once to the cult of the tomb of the holy martyr Felix.'
Text: Codoñer 2007, 611-12. Translation, Fear 1997, 117, lightly adapted.
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Evidence ID
E07465Saint Name
Felix, martyr of Gerona (Spain) : S00408Saint Name in Source
FelixRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - OtherLanguage
- Latin
