Bishop Paulinus of Nola’s funeral pompe (355-431 AD)
| TITLE: |
| Bishop Paulinus of Nola’s funeral pompe (355-431 AD) |
| DATE: |
| 431 AD |
| TEXT: |
| Uranius, Epist. 11, De Obitu Paulini ad Pacatum = PL 53, 859-866 |
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| KEYWORDS: |
| Word used to mean procession: |
| Pompe |
| Word used to mean the cult images: |
| Gods or other entities named: |
| Description of the cult images: |
| Procession’s route: |
| Frequency with which the procession takes place: |
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| References to the public attending the procession: |
| ingenti neophytorum |
| Rites related to the procession: |
| Allusions to conduct or forms of reverence: |
| illuminatis lampadibus cum ingenti neophytorum pompe prosequente etiam multitudine populorum … sepulturam adeptus est |
| Other remarkable elements: |
| Uranius (5th c. AD) was a presbyter, disciple of Paulinus of Nola |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY: |
| AMHERDT, D. (2004): Ausonius, & Paulinus of Nola, Ausone et Paulin de Nole : Correspondance, tr [Latin text ; French translation]. Introduction, Latin text, French translation & notes, Peter Lang Publ. Bern BÖMMER (1952), RE: s.v. Pompa. Herrscher, Vol. XXI.2, p. 1972, n.341 |