Vol. 20 No. 1 (1994): XX - 1994, Fascicolo 1
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A note on the date of Pacian of Barcelona's <i>Paraenesis ad paenitentiam</i>

Published 2015-09-14

Keywords

  • Pacianus,
  • Paraenesis ad paenitentiam

Abstract

In epist. 3.4.3 horrent sacco... deformi (later also in epist. 22.7.1, written in 375 AD), Jerome had in mind Pacian, par. ad paen. 9.4 sacco... horrente deformis. This provides a terminus ante quem for Pacian’s work.