Verecundus
Verecundus († 552 in Chalcedon ) was bishop in the Roman province of Byzacena in Africa.
He also represented this province at the Second Council of Constantinople . He took the side of Pope Vigilius during the three-chapter dispute . Shortly afterwards, in 552, Verecundus died in Chalcedon.
He is considered - today in doubt - as the author of documents about the Council of Chalcedon : Excerptiones de gestis Chalcedonensis Concilii . The penitential poem De satisfactione poenitentiae in 212 hexameters and nine commentaries on the cantica of the Old Testament are certainly from him .
In the Catholic Church Verecundus (Latin: the considerate) is venerated as a saint . His feast day is October 22nd.
literature
- Anette Hettinger: Verecundus. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 12, Bautz, Herzberg 1997, ISBN 3-88309-068-9 , Sp. 1239-1240.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Verecundus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop and saint |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century or 6th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 552 |
| Place of death | Chalcedony |