Reticius of Autun

(early 4th cent.). Born to a distinguished family, Reticius became bishop of Autun after he was widowed (Greg. T. In gloria confessorum miracula, 74) and took part in synods in Rome (313; Aug. Contra Iulianum I 55; Eus. Hist. eccl. X 19) and Arles (314; CChr.SL 148 16.33) that condemned Donatus (Donatism). Fragments of a work on baptism, possibly Adversus Novatianum (Jer. Vir. ill. 82), and a commentary on the Song of Songs (Jer. Ep. 5; 37) have survived. (Uta Heil, ‘Reticius of Autun (Saint).’ Religion Past and Present. Brill Online, 2012. Reference: http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/religion-past-and-present/reticius-of-autun-saint-SIM_024939. See also J. Quasten, Patrology, vol. 2 (Notre Dame IN: Christian Classics, 1983) 413-414.)

Works

  • [Clavis 77] Contra Nouatianos — fragm. apud Augustinum, Contra Iulianum 1.3.7, uel Opus imperfectum 1.55.
    • Edition: PL 44,644 — CSEL 85/1,52.
  • [Clavis 78] Commentarius in Canticum Canticorum — fragm. apud Petrum Berengarium Pictauiensem [Berenger of Poitiers] (a), Liber apologeticus pro Abaelardo [Apology for Abelard].
    • Edition: PL 178,1864B.

Secondary references

  • G. Morin, ‘Reticius d’Autun et «Beringer»’, Revue Bénédictine 13 (1896) 340 sq.
  • A. Di Berardino (ed), Dizionario patristico e di antichità cristiane 2 (Casale Monferrato: Marietti, 1983) 2985 [Nuovo Dizionario patristico starts in 2006 from Marietti, Genova].
  • C. Sapin, ‘Les tombeaux des premiers évêques et l’occupation chrétienne du cimetière d’Autun, archéologie du site’, La Bourgogne. Actes du 109e Congrès national des Societés savantes (Dijon 1984): Archéologie I (Paris: Comite des Travaux Historiques et Scientifiques, 1985) 113-129.
  • M. Fiedrowicz, ‘Reticius’, in: W. Kasper et al. (eds), Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche, 3rd edn (Freiburg: Herder, 1999) 1258.

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