«Gemelli cultores»: hagiographic couples in the 6th-century Latin literature

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Published: Jun 15, 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6092/1593-2214/34
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Late Antiquity, 6th Century, Hagiography, Monasticism, Friendship, Gregory the Great, Fulgence of Ruspe, Gregory of Tours, Venantius Fortunatus

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Edoardo Ferrarini
Università degli Studi di Verona

Abstract

Hagiographic sources, when carefully examined, can make a significant contribution to the study of the concept of amicitia (friendship) in monastic life. The essay analyzes four couples of friends-saints who are included in the works of some of the leading figures of the 6th-century western literature: Pope Gregory I [Gregory I Magnus], the unknown author of Vita Fulgentii, Gregory of Tours and the poet Venantius Fortunatus. This study highlights that the friendship the Roman Senatorial aristocracy conceived and practiced was not different from this value as nourished by the early monasticism, besides stressing its strict connection to the hermit experience.

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Ferrarini, Edoardo. 2010. “«Gemelli Cultores»: Hagiographic Couples in the 6th-Century Latin Literature”. Reti Medievali Journal 11 (1), 131-47. https://doi.org/10.6092/1593-2214/34.
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Vol 11 No 1 (2010)
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Essayes in Monographic Section
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