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De Correctione Rusticorum
''De correctione rusticorum'' ('on the correction of rural people'), also known as ''Pro castigatione rusticorum'' ('for the castigation of rural people') is a letter by Saint Martin of Braga (c. 520–580 CE), written in Gallaecia. The text begins with a letter from Martin to Bishop Polemius of Astorga, indicating that Polemius had asked Martin to write a piece on the origin of idols. Compared with Caesarius of Arles, Martin seems to take a gentler stance on how to accommodate non-Christian traditions in the course of missionary work in the region. Sources and influence The ''De correctione'' drew on '' De catechizandis rudibus'' by Augustine of Hippo It was in turn a major influence on Pirmin of Reichenau's ''Scarapsus'', and a source for several of Ælfric of Eynsham's sermons, not least his famous '' De falsis diis''. The text may also have been referred to directly by the writer of the Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Martin Of Braga
Martin of Braga (in Latin ''Martinus Bracarensis'', in Portuguese, known as ''Martinho de Dume'' 520–580 AD) was an archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal), a missionary, a monastic founder, and an ecclesiastical author. According to his contemporary, the historian Gregory of Tours, Martin was ''plenus virtutibus'' ("full of virtue") and ''in tantum se litteris imbuit ut nulli secundus sui temporis haberetur'' ("he so instructed himself in learning that he was considered second to none in his lifetime").''Decem Libri Historiarum'', V.37; translated by Lewis Thorpe, ''History of the Franks'' (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1974), p. 301 He was later canonized in the Catholic Church as well as in the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, for his work in converting the inhabitants of Gallaecia to Chalcedonian Christianity. His feast day is 20 March. Life Born in Pannonia, in Central Europe, Martin made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where he became a monk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
