Severus Sanctus Endelechius
Severus Sanctus Endelechius or Endelechus , also known as Severus Rhetor , was a Christian orator and poet of late Roman antiquity who lived in the 4th century AD and probably came from Gaul . He was a friend of Saint Paulinus von Nola , who dedicated his Pangyrik of Theodosius to him.
Endelechius wrote, among other things, the poem De mortibus bovum , in which he describes an outbreak of the rinderpest from which a Christian shepherd protects his cattle with the sign of the cross .
Web links
- Literature by and about Severus Sanctus Endelechius in the catalog of the German National Library
- Severus Sanctus Endelechius in the Catholic Encyclopedia
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| SURNAME | Endelechius, Severus Sanctus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Endelechus, Servus Sanctus; Severus rhetorician |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Christian orator and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century or 5th century |