Sedulius
Caelius (also Coelius ; both name forms uncertain) Sedulius († around 450) was a Latin-Christian poet of the 5th century.
Life
Sedulius came from southern Gaul or Italy. He first studied philosophy before he was ordained a priest .
Sedulius wrote numerous sacred poems and hymns , some of which were included in the church liturgy . Thus the stanzas 1–7 of his twenty-three stanzas Abecedarius A solis ortus cardine became the Christmas hymn , the stanzas 8, 9, 11 and 13 (Hostis Herodes impie) became the hymn on the feast of the apparition of the Lord . Martin Luther , who was therefore familiar with the two texts and who valued them theologically, translated them into German for the congregation chant ( Christ, we should praise and what do you fear, enemy Herod, very much ).
The main work of Sedulius is the Paschale Carmen , which in five books retells the Gospels from the birth of Christ to the Ascension in hexameters .
Fonts
- Coelii Sedulii de quatuor evangelistis ex libro primo operis Paschalis vulgati circa annum CCC XXXIV , edited by Elias Avery Lowe . The Anvil Press, Lexington 1955.
- Sedulius. Opera omnia , ed. I. Huemer, editio altera supplementis aucta curante V. Panagl, Vienna 2007 (CSEL 10).
literature
- Richard Klein : Sedulius. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 9, Bautz, Herzberg 1995, ISBN 3-88309-058-1 , Sp. 1289-1290.
- Gładysz, Bronisław : De extremis quibus Seduliana carmina ornantur verborum syllabis inter se consonantibus. (= Eus supplementa 17) Lviv 1931. online
Web links
- Literature by and about Sedulius in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works (Latin)
- Translation, Patrick McBrine ( Memento of March 14, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sedulius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sedulius Caelius; Caelius Sedulius; Coelius Sedulius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Latin-Christian poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century or 5th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 450 |