Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. II, 1949 Church Fathers Fathers and ecclesiastical writers up to the end of the 8th century, anonymous works

Auspicius, Bishop of Toul

AUSPICIO, VESCOVO DI TOUL

By Michele Pellegrino

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AUSPICIUS, Bishop of Toul. - He is mentioned twice by Apollinaris Sidonius (Ep., IV, 17; VII, 10). We have from him a poetic letter, written around 475-80, to Arbogast count of Trier, in which he praises the recipient and urges him to flee avarice. This letter is one of the oldest examples of rhythmic poetry, since its 164 iambic dimeters are measured not according to quantity but according to accent.

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BIBL.: PL 61, 1005-1008; W. Gundlach, in MGH, Epistolae, III, Berlin 1892, pp. 135-37; K. Srecker, op. cit., Poetae Lat. Medii Aevi, IV, II, p. 1; L. Bertrand, s. v. in DHG, V, col. 781.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II (1949), col. 419.

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Pellegrino, Michele. “Auspicio, vescovo di toul.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, col. 419. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/auspicio-vescovo-di-toul.

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Pellegrino, Michele. “Auspicio, vescovo di toul.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 419. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/auspicio-vescovo-di-toul.

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  author    = {Pellegrino, Michele},
  title     = {Auspicio, vescovo di toul},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {II},
  pages     = {419},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/auspicio-vescovo-di-toul}
}

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