Prudentius
Britishnoun
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The Roman poet Prudentius took the struggle inward, into “the cave of the breast.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Jovinian and Prudentius had together been visiting some of the churches, and were returning with heavy hearts at what they saw, when they met Juventius, the city prefect.
From Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome by Kingston, William Henry Giles
The preachers and writers of the Church denounced them with the most unqualified vehemence, and the poet Prudentius made a direct and earnest appeal to the emperor to suppress them.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
Fearful were the scenes which Rome presented, as Jovinian and Prudentius once more ventured forth.
From Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Prudentius assures us how much his devotion was enkindled, as he gazed upon the sufferings of martyrs, so feelingly depicted around their tombs and in their churches.
From A Treatise on Relics by Calvin, John
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