Jerome. Lives of Illustrious Men 97

St Jerome (AD 345–420) · De viris illustribus · PL 23, 598–720

97 Fortunatianus the bishop PL 23, 697

Fortunatianus, an African by birth, bishop of Aquilia during the reign of Constantius, composed brief Commentaries on the gospels arranged by chapters, written in a rustic style, and is held in detestation because, when Liberius bishop of Rome was driven into exile for the faith, he was induced by the urgency of Fortunatianus to subscribe to heresy.

Fortunatianus, natione Afer, Aquileiensis episcopus, imperante Constantio, in Evangelia, titulis ordinatis, brevi et rustico sermone scripsit commentarios: et in hoc habetur detestabilis, quod Liberium, Romanae urbis episcopum, pro fide ad exsilium pergentem, primus sollicitavit ac fregit, et ad subscriptionem haereseos compulit.

Φουρτουνατιανὸς, γένει Ἄφρος, Ἀκυληΐας Ἐπίσκοπος, βασιλεύοντος Κωνσταντίου, εἰς τὰ εὐαγγέλια κανόνας διατυπώσας, βραχύτατα ὑπομνήματα λόγῳ ἀγροίκῳ συνέταξε· διὰ δὲ τοῦτό ἐστιν ἀποτρόπαιος, ὅτιπερ Λιβέριον Ῥώμης ἐπίσκοπον. ὑπὲρ τῆς πίστεως εἰς ἐξορίαν ἀπιόντα. οὐ μόνον ὑπενόθευσεν, καὶ ὑπεσκέλισεν, ἀλλὰ καὶ εἰς ὑπογραφὴν αἱρετικῶν κατηνάγκασεν.

Philip Schaff and Henry Wace (eds.), New York: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1890-1900. Public domain: English translation first published 1885-1900 (Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series). Latin: Migne, Patrologia Latina (1844-1855), public domain; transcription from Corpus Corporum (University of Zurich).