Venantius Fortunatus
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Italian saint-bishop, poet and hymnwriter (c. 530-c. 600/609)
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Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus was a male poet, writer, and composer born in Valdobbiadene in 530. He lived during the Early Middle Ages and wrote in medieval Latin. His religious affiliation was with the Catholic Church. He is recognized as a saint, with his feast day observed on December 14.
Fortunatus died in Poitiers in 609. He was associated with Gregory of Tours. His notable works include poems. He is described in sources such as the Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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- Poems
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Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus (c.530–c.600/609) was a Latin poet and hymnodist in the Merovingian Court, and a Bishop of the early Catholic Church. He was never canonised but was venerated as Saint Venantius Fortunatus during the Middle Ages. Venantius Fortunatus was born between 530 and 540 A.D. at Duplavis, near Treviso in Venetia, Italy. He grew up during the Byzantine reconquest of Italy, but there is controversy concerning where Fortunatus spent his childhood. <a href="https:/
Key facts
- Born
- c. 530, Venetia , Kingdom of the Ostrogoths
- Died
- c. 600 or 609, Pictavium , Kingdom of the Franks
- Venerated in
- Roman Catholic Church , Eastern Orthodox Church
- Feast
- 14 December
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Valdobbiadene
- Place of death
- Poitiers
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- medieval Latin
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Venantius Fortunatus miniature.JPG
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- Commons category
- Venantius Fortunatus
- canonization status
- saint
- date of birth
- 0530-00-00
- date of death
- 0609-00-00
- time period
- Early Middle Ages
- feast day
- December 14
- writing language
- medieval Latin
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- significant person
- Gregory of Tours
- name in native language
- Venantius Fortunatus
- birth name
- Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus
- Commons Creator page
- Venantius Fortunatus
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Works in European collections
13 objects attributed to Venantius Fortunatus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Linz, AT-OOeLB, Hs.-422 (Vitae sanctorum, saec. XIII)
Vita S. Fridolini
Excerpta ex operibus Augustini - BSB Clm 6247
Fortunatus. Geschichte von Fortunat, seinen Glücksseckel und Wünschhütlein
From his Seckel, vnnd Von tschhütlin, Jetzund von newen with beautiful lying figures. Very briefly useful to read
Fortunatus mit dem Seckel und dem Wünschhütlein etc.
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Encyclopedic overview
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Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus (c. 530 – c. 600/609 AD; French: Venance Fortunat), known as Saint Venantius Fortunatus (/vəˈnænʃəs ˌfɔːrtjəˈneɪtəs/, 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.
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