OF THE CHURCH. — From the 4th century, one hundred and ten exchanges of unknown origin in Virgilian verse (one hundred), which describe a religious service with a sermon on the work of salvation. This poem was recited by the author in church.
BIBL.: Ed. by F. Buecheler et A. Riese, Anthologia latina, I, 1, 2nd ed., Leipzig 1894, no. 16; C. Schenkl, in CSEL, XVI, pp. 621-27; M. Manitius, Gesch. der christl.-latein. Poesie, Stuttgart 1891, p. 129 sq.; Morica, II, p. 850 sq. Erik Peterson