Stelle Tum vero gentis nostrae quaedam pro...; (Vita Wilfridi (709 - 720), ch. 41 (p. 82)) [802]

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Text Vita Wilfridi (709 - 720) Stephen of Ripon
Quotation Tum vero gentis nostrae quaedam provincia gentilis usque ad illud tempus perseverans vixit, quae pro rupium multitudine et silvarum densitate aliis provinciis inexpugnabilis restitit, et ad illos paganos in Australios Saxones, Deo dirigente viam et humano auxilio cessante, sanctus episcopus noster confugit. (...) deinde cum consensu regis, Deo concedente, et exortatione sancti pontificis nostri gentes, quibus ante praedicatum non erat, et numquam verbum Dei audierunt, congregatae sunt. Stans itaque sanctus Wilfrithus episcopus noster in medio gentilium, secundum exemplum Domini nostri Iesu Christi et praecursoris eius dixit: Poenitentiam agite, appropinquabit enim regnum coelorum: et baptizetur unusquisque vestrum in nomine Dei Patris et Filii et Spiritus sancti, et cetera.
Translation There was, however, a certain province of our race which had remained per- sistently heathen up to this time, and on account of its rocky coast and thick forests could not be conquered by the other kingdoms. And to these pagans, the people of Sussex, our holy bishop fled, for God directed his way when human aid had ceased. (...) Then, with our king's consent and by divine permission, at the exhortation of our holy bishop, the people who had never been evangelized before, nor had heard the word of God, were gathered together. Then our holy Bishop Wilfrid stood in the midst of the heathen, after the example of our Lord Jesus Christ and of His forerunner, and said, "Repent ye, for the Kingdom of God is at hand, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of God the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, etc." (Trans. Colgrave, pp. 81-3)
Quotation source ch. 41 (p. 82)
Temporal Coverage 681 - 686
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