Cresconius

Cresconius
Cresconius
A Latin canonist of uncertain date and place, flourished probably in the latter half of the seventh century, though it may have been at the end of the sixth or even in the eighth century

Catholic Encyclopedia. . 2006.

Cresconius
    Cresconius
     Catholic_Encyclopedia Cresconius
    (Or CRISCONIUS)
    A Latin canonist of uncertain date and place, flourished probably in the latter half of the seventh century, though it may have been at the end of the sixth or even in the eighth century. He was probably a bishop of the African Church. We owe to Cresconius a collection of canons, known as "Concordia canonum", inclusive of the Apostolic Canons (see CANONS, APOSTOLIC), nearly all the canons of the fourth and fifth century councils, and many papal decretals from the end of the fourth to the end of the fifth century. The content is taken from the collection of Dionysius Exiguus, but the division into titles (301) is copied from the "breviatio canonum" of Fulgentius Ferrandus, a sixth-century deacon ( see Deacons ) of Carthage. In many manuscripts the text of Cresconius is preceded by an index or table of contents (breviarium) of the titles, first edited in 1588 by Pithou. In its entirety the work was first published by Voellus and Justellus in the appendix (33-112) to their "bibliotheca Juris canonici" (Paris, 1661), and is in P.L., LXXXVIII, 829 sqq. One of its best manuscripts, the tenth-century "Vallicellianus" (Rome), has a note in which Cresconius is declared the author of a metrical account of the "bella et victorias" of the "Patricius" Johannes in Africa over the Saracens. This was formerly interpreted to mean the African victory of the Byzantine "Patricius Johannes" in 697, hence the usual date of Cresconius. Some, however, hold that the poem in question is the "Johannis" of Flavius Cresconius Corippus, a Latin poet of about 550, and on this basis identify him with our canonist, thus placing the latter in the sixth century. Others (with Maassen, p. 810) while admitting that the poem in question can be none other than the "Johannis" of the aforesaid Latin poet (unknown to Fabricius, and first edited by Mazzuchelli, Milan, 1820), maintain that it has been wrongly attributed to our Cresconius, and that it cannot therefore aid in fixing his date. The "Concordia canonum" was much used as a handy manual of ecclesiastical legislation by the churches of Africa and Gaul as late as the tenth century. Few of its manuscripts postdate that period.
    JOHN WEBSTER MELODY
    Transcribed by Gerald M. Knight

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII. — New York: Robert Appleton Company. . 1910.


Catholic encyclopedia.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cresconius — may refer to: Flavius Cresconius Corippus, 6th century poet Cresconius Africanus, 7th century bishop Cresconius of Santiago de Compostela, 11th century bishop This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an …   Wikipedia

  • Cresconĭus — Cresconĭus, Flav., so v.w. Corippus …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Cresconius, SS. (2) — 2SS. Cresconius et Soc. MM. (23. Febr.). Die hhl. Cresconius (Crisconius, Chrysogonus, Grysionius), Zeno, Menander (Minander, Eminander, Eminandus), Carinianus (Carimanus), Arion, Hippoly Lambeses, Lucianus, Felix und noch 35 Gefährten starben in …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • CRESCONIUS — I. CRESCONIUS Episcopus Afer, sub Leontio Imperatore Auctor Collectionis Cresonianae, et historiae, de progressu Iohannis Patricii, contra Saracenos in Africa. Circa A. C. 696. Collectio canonum impressa Parisiis est, A. C. 1609. cum Epitome… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Cresconius, S. (3) — 3S. Cresconius, (23. Febr.), ein Martyrer in Asien, der nach Migne von den Griechen am 23. Febr. verehrt wird, der sich aber bei den Bollandisten nicht findet …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • Cresconius, S. (4) — 4S. Cresconius, (23. März),53 nach Weißbacher ein Priester und Martyrer in Afrika, der aber höchst wahrscheinlich identisch ist mit S. Crescentius 2 …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • Cresconius, S. (5) — 5S. Cresconius, (28. Nov.), ein Bischof und Martyrer in Afrika. S. S. Quodvultdeus. (El.) …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • Cresconius, SS. (1) — 1SS. Cresconius, Zeno, Menelaus et Socii, (15. Jan.), erlangten in Aegypten die Martyrkrone; Ort und Zeit ihres Martyriums ist jedoch nicht bekannt …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • Cresconius of Santiago de Compostela — Cresconius ( es. Cresconio) (c. 1036–1066) was a bishop of Iria Flavia and Santiago de Compostela during the eleventh century. He succeeded Vistruarius (Vistruario). [ [http://www.catoira.net/catoira/torres.htm torres ] ] He was a supporter of… …   Wikipedia

  • Cresconius Africanus — (Crisconius) was a Latin canon lawyer, of uncertain date and place. He flourished, probably, in the latter half of the 7th century. He was probably a Christian bishop of the African Church. Concordia canonum Cresconius made a collection of canons …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”