Prudentius

/ (pruːˈdɛnʃəs) /


noun
  1. Aurelius Clemens (ɔːˈriːlɪəs ˈklɛmɛnz). 348–410 ad, Latin Christian poet, born in Spain. His works include the allegory Psychomachia

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How to use Prudentius in a sentence

  • It is scarcely known, says Prudentius, how full Rome is of buried saints—how richly her soil abounds in holy sepulchres.

    The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
  • We have already seen the contemporary account of the Catacombs by Prudentius, in the fourth century.

    The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
  • On the opposite side of the road is the cemetery of Hippolytus, commemorated in the verses of Prudentius in the fourth century.

    The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
  • The Paris Prudentius, in elegant rustic capitals of the 6th century, is another fine codex of the same type.

  • Prudentius, for instance, is called as an historical witness, yet convicted of fable in much of what he says.

    Studies of Christianity | James Martineau