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A presbyter accompanies Martin of Tours on his exile on the island of Gallinaria ca AD 356/360. Account in the "Life of saint Martin" by Sulpicius Severus, writing in Primuliacum (Gaul), ca AD 396.
Chapter 6.5
 
Cedendum itaque tempori ratus ad insulam cui gallinaria nomen est secessit comite quodam presbytero magnarum virtutum viro. Hic aliquandiu radicibus vixit herbarum.
 
(ed. Fountaine 1967-1969: v. 1, 266)
Chapter 6.5
 
And so he decided to yield to circumstance [i.e. Arian persecutions in Italy], and he withdrew to an island named Gallinaria with a companion, a certain priest who was a man of great virtues. Here he lived for some time on the roots of herbs.
 
(trans. Goodrich 2015: 31)

Discussion:

Gallinaria, called also Isola d’Albenga, lies in the Ligurian Sea. Martin was at that time an exorcist, having been ordained by Hilary of Poitiers in 356. He departed from Gaul shortly after and went to Pannonia and then Italy. His stay at Gallinaria directly preceded his return to Poitiers about 360-361.
 
 

Place of event:

Region
  • Italy north of Rome with Corsica and Sardinia
City
  • Gallinaria

About the source:

Author: Sulpicius Severus
Title: Life of saint Martin, Vita sancti Martini
Origin: Primuliacum (Gaul)
Denomination: Catholic/Nicene/Chalcedonian
Sulpicius Severus` hagiographical corpus concerning Martin of Tours consists of his Life, three letters, and three Dialogues. The Life was written in 396, when Martin was still alive. Shortly before, Sulpicius has visited Martin`s monastery in Marmoutier near Tours. The Life of Martin proved to be a great success and remained a model for later hagiographical works, especially those telling the story of saints bishops. E.g., in his Life of Ambrose, Paulinus of Nola acknowledges his debt to Sulpicius, as the latter has created a model for his own work.
Edition:
Sulpicius Severus, Vie de saint Martin, ed. and transl. J. Fontaine, Sources Chrétiennes 133–135, Paris 1967–1969.
 
Translation:
Sulpicius Severus, The Complete Works, transl. R.J. Goodrich, Ancient Christian Writers 70, New York 2015.
 

Categories:

Described by a title - Presbyter/πρεσβύτερος
    Monastic or common life - Hermit
      Relation with - Lower cleric
        Devotion - Ascetic practice
          Please quote this record referring to its author, database name, number, and, if possible, stable URL: J. Szafranowski, Presbyters in the Late Antique West, ER797, http://www.presbytersproject.ihuw.pl/index.php?id=6&SourceID=797
          Record by: Jerzy Szafranowski
          last edited: 2017-09-27 11:57:16
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