ANIANO DI CELIDA. - The deacon A. of Celeda (place unknown) was one of the most zealous defenders of the Pelagian heresy. Since St. Jerome in one of his letters (Epist. 133) had connected the heresy of Pelagius with the doctrines of Mani, of Priscillian, of Jovinian, of Rufinus, of Evagrius Ponticus, A. wrote (between 418 and 420) in refutation of that opinion. His work has been lost. With A. of Celeda one usually identifies the Aniano who translated various homilies of Chrysostom. The translation is in rhythmic prose and A. reveals himself as an expert connoisseur of both languages. His Latin, given the times, is correct and even ornate. It is probable that Pelagius made use of A. in the compilation of his works, because certain linguistic affinities are noted between the two authors. A sample of A.'s original style is found in the letters to the priest Evangelus and to the bishop Horontius prefixed to the translations of the homilies of Chrysostom.

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BIBL.: The homilies of Chrysostom translated are: the seven De laudibus s. Pauli (PG 50, 375-454); the first 25 on the Gospel of Matthew (PG 58, 975-1058); there is found the translation of only seven homilies: for the others one must consult the ancient editions. Cf. G. Mercati, Note di letteratura biblica e cristiana antica [Studi e Testi, 5], Rome 1901, pp. 140-141, and the homily Ad neophytos of which only fragments remain in Greek. See S. Haidacher, Eine unbeachtete Rede hl. Chrysostomus an Neogetauffe, in Zeitschr. für kath. Theologie, 28 (1904), pp. 168-77. There has also been attributed, among other things, to A. the homily De malis Chanaanaeis which is found among the works of Lorenzo il Mellillo (PG 56, 105-16), which is a translation from Chrysostom, and the version of the De compunctione of the same Chrysostom. Cf. Ch. Baur, L'entrée littéraire de s. Chrysostome dans le monde latin, in Revue d'histoire ecles., 8 (1907), pp. 253-71; P. Courcelle, Les lettres grecques en Occident (Bibliothèque des écoles fr. d'Athènes et de Rome, 159), Paris 1943, pp. 134-91.

Francesco di Capua

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Aniano di Celida

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