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Salvian of Marseilles

Also: Salvianus

Born perhaps between 400 and 405; the place is not known. Died perhaps from 470, perhaps in Massilia (now Marseille, France).

A priest of Marseilles who wrote that the barbarian invasions were God's just judgment on Roman Christians.

Wrote in Latin.

Places lived

  1. 410 to 420Augusta Treverorum (now Trier, Germany)studiedyears not sure, place not sure
  2. 424 to 430Lerina (now Île Saint-Honorat, Lérins, France)monkyears probable, place probable
  3. 430 to 470Massilia (now Marseille, France)priestyears probable, place probable

Works

1 work, in the order they were written. 1 work can be read here.

How we know the dates and places
Born not sure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvian
Place of birth not known
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvian: not known; Trier or Cologne has been proposed
Died not sure
Gennadius, On Illustrious Men 68: still alive in old age when Gennadius wrote (about 470 to 495); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvian
Place of death not sure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvian: he spent his last years at Marseilles; site: https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/148127
Augusta Treverorum, years not sure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvian: educated at the school of Trier; the years are a guess from his age
Augusta Treverorum, place not sure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvian; site: https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/108894
Lerina, years probable
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvian: at Lérins before 426-427, when he taught the sons of Eucherius
Lerina, place probable
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvian; site: https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/157906
Massilia, years probable
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvian; Gennadius, On Illustrious Men 68: priest of the church of Marseilles
Massilia, place probable
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvian; site: https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/148127