La Vie des Peres
by Gregoire de Tours, edited and translated by Luce Pietri
Paperback (Published)
(May 2016)
ISBN: 9782251343068
4.88 x 7.44 inches
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English summary: This is a collection of twenty biographies that features twenty-three Church Fathers (bishops, abbots, monks, and one nun) who were chosen by Gregory of Tours for their asceticism and charity between the fourth and sixth centuries. They are presented as role models for Christians to emulate, but are also shown to be powerful intercessors who perform life-saving miracles. Luce Pietri, professor emeritus at the Universite de Paris-Sorbonne, is a specialist in the history of Late Antiquity, including that of Christian Gaul. French description: Dans ce recueil de vingt biographies, figurent vingt-trois Peres – eveques, abbes, moines ainsi qu’une moniale – choisis par Gregoire de Tours pour avoir, par leur ascese et leur charite, mene en Gaule, entre le ive et le vie siecle, une meme vie consacree a Dieu. Chacune de ces biographies nous introduit dans une cite du territoire gaulois qui, demeuree dans l’Antiquite Tardive le cadre familial et social de l’existence quotidienne des habitants, s’identifie desormais a la communaute ecclesiale locale, sous la protection d’un ou de plusieurs patrons celestes. Avec ces episodes, l’auteur revele son talent de conteur habile a tenir en haleine ses lecteurs par tous les ressorts de la narration. En s’efforcant de retenir ainsi leur attention, l’eveque de Tours souhaite oeuvrer au salut des fideles auxquels s’adresse son message: les Peres sont des modeles qu’ils doivent s’efforcer d’imiter, mais aussi de puissants intercesseurs aupres de Dieu qui, par leur entremise, opere des miracles salvateurs. Luce Pietri, professeur emerite a l’Universite de Paris-Sorbonne, est specialiste de l’histoire de l’Antiquite Tardive, notamment de celle de la Gaule chretienne.
INTRODUCTIONLa construction du recueilDes chroniques de la vie localeLes lecons de l'Ecriture et de l'histoire sainte contemporaineManuscrits, langue et traductionTable de concordances entre les oeuvres de Gregoire de ToursCONSPECTUS SIGLORUMBIBLIOGRAPHIE SELECTIVETEXTE ET TRADUCTIONPreface et table des chapitresDes abbes Lupicinus et RomanusDu saint confesseur IllidiusDe l'abbe AbrahamDe saint QuintianusDu saint abbe PortianusDu saint eveque GallusDu saint eveque GregoriusDu saint eveque de Lyon NicetiusDe saint PatroclusDu saint reclus FriardusDu sain reclus CaluppaDe l'ermite Aemilianus et de l'abbe BrachioDe saint LupicinusDu saint abbe MartiusDu saint abbe SenochDu saint abbe VenantiusDu saint eveque de Treves NicetiusDes abbe Ursus et LeobatiusDe la bienheureuse MonegundisDu saint reclus LeobardusINDEX PROSOPOGRAPHIQUEINDEX TOPOGRAPHIQUEStemma de la famille de Gregoire de ToursCarte de la Gaule au VIe siecle
- By (author) Gregoire de Tours
- Edited and translated by Luce Pietri
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