Venantius Fortunatus
530 –609
Hagiographer, Poet, Writer, Composer
Lived 79 years
- Born in
- Valdobbiadene
- Passed away in
- Poitiers
Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus (c. 530 – c. 600/609 AD; French: Venance Fortunat), known as Saint Venantius Fortunatus (, Latin: [weːˈnantɪ.ʊs fɔrtuːˈnaːtʊs]), was a Latin poet and hymnographer in the Merovingian Court, and a Christian bishop who has been venerated since the Middle Ages.
Notable works: Vita sanctae Radegundis, vita Martini, Letters, Liber de virtutibus sancti Hilarii, Vita sancti Germani, De virginitate
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