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Occurrence 21081
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ὅστις ἔρωτα θεοῦ ἔσχεν εὐφρόνως
καὶ πῦρ ἀνῆψεν ἀγάπης ἐν καρδίᾳ
ἀλοὺς ὅλως γε τῷ πόθῳ τοῦ δεσπότου
καὶ κατοχὴν δὲ ἐμπνευστὴς θειοτέραν
τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον ἐκτόπως θαυμαζέτω,
τὸν θεῖον ὄντως καὶ σεπτὸν Αὐγουστῖνον,
τοῦ διακαοῦς ἔρωτος καὶ τοῦ πάθους
καὶ τῆς ἐνθέου κατοχῆς τε καὶ ξένης.
ὅλην γὰρ ἐξέχεε τὴν ψυχὴν ὦδε
πρὸς τὸν ἔρωτα τοῦ θεοῦ τε καὶ πλάστου
ἔκφρων γεγονώς, ὅλος ἠλοιωμένως
τὴν θείαν ὄντως ἀλοίωσιν καὶ ξένην.
τὸ δὲ βιβλίον συνεχῶς ἐπιέτω
ἀεὶ μελετῶν καὶ προσλαλῶν τῷ κτίστῃ
καὶ φῶς νοηρὸν εἰσάγων ἐν καρδίᾳ·
ὁδὸς γάρ ἐστι τοῦτο τῆς μετανοίας
καὶ θύρα ζωῆς πρὸς σωτηρίαν ἄγον.
Type(s) [4578] ὅστις ἔρωτα θεοῦ ἔσχεν εὐφρόνως (17 verses)
Text source D. Reinsch, 1983, Critobuli Imbriotae Historiae, Berolini et Novi Eboraci: 16*
Text status Text completely known
Date 1463
Manuscript ATHOS - Mone Dionysiou 440 [1451-1500]
Place in Manuscript f. 177v
Person(s)
Scribe
Ioannes Eugenikos (15th c.) - RGK: II.217, III.270 - VGH: 171.A - PLP: III.6189 - PBE: - PBW: - PMBZ: (diakonos, nomophylax)
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Genre(s) Author-related epigram
Subject(s) Augustine of Thagaste < Algeria (13/11/354 - 28/08/430) - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ:
Number of verses 17
Related occurrence(s) [21088] ὅστις ἔρωτα θ(εο)ῦ ἔσχεν εὐφρόνως [1451-1475]
FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 59, Cod. 13 [1451-1475] (f. 289r)
(17 verses) (17/17)
Acknowledgements
Creator(s)
Raf Praet - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ:
Contributor(s)
Rachele Ricceri - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ:

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