The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Sulpicius Severus
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 128
A biographer whose careful recording preserves the deeds of saints. His presence suggests the scholarly attention of one who documents miracles and the lives of holy men.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult (late 4th-early 5th century)
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 128
- Books
- 1
Sulpicius Severus served as the biographer of Martin of Tours, whose Life of Martin recorded the saint's destruction of pagan sites and his miraculous deeds. His work preserved the account of how Martin once mistook a harmless funeral procession for an idolatrous ceremony, demonstrating both the saint's zeal and the biographer's attention to detail in recording such events.
Description
A late Roman writer whose physical appearance remains unrecorded, known through his biographical work. Scholarly bearing appropriate to a man documenting the lives of saints in the late 4th to early 5th century. Simple attire reflecting his role as careful recorder of miraculous events. No distinguishing physical features are preserved.
Story so far
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
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