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| ID |
2319 |
| Text |
Carmina (Venantius Fortunatus) (560 - 600) Venantius Fortunatus |
| Quotation |
quam merito Romae Romanoque imperat orbi / qui sequitur quod ait dogma cathedra Petri, /
quod cecinit Paulus passim, tuba milibus una, / gentibus et stupidis fudit ab ore salem, / cuius
quadratum linguae rota circuit axem / eloquiique fide frigida corda calent.
gloria summa tibi, rerum sator atque redemptor, / qui das Iustinum iustus in orbe caput.
ecclesiae turbata fides solidata refulget / et redit ad priscum lex veneranda locum. |
| Translation |
Who by merit commands Rome and the Roman world, / Who follows the teachings of the Bishop Peter, / And what Paul played everywhere, one horn to thousands of ears, / What he poured out from the mouth of Salem to the gentiles and the foolish, / Whose wheel of language spun round the fourfold axle / And who warmed the cold hearts with the faith of his eloquence. / Highest Glory to thee, creator and redeemer of all things, / Who justly makes Justin the head of the world. / The troubled faith of the Church shines again, / and the venerable law returns to its original place. (Trans. Laura Gazzoli) |
| Summary |
Venantius addresses the Emperor Justin II and Empress Sophia. |
| Quotation source |
Appendix, Cap. 2 (p. 276, v. 15) |
| Temporal Coverage |
565 - 578 |
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