(from 356/357 until after 392, bishop of Agen; Jer. Vir. ill. 108). In 358 Phoebadius wrote under the title Contra Arianos a polemical text against the theological statement by the Homoeans of Sirmium, which had been published shortly before (Hilary, De synodis 11); in his text he defends the Nicene Creed of 325 as the only true standard of faith, but at the same time interprets it from older traditions (Tert. Prax.) and contemporary concepts … (Jörg Ulrich, ‘Phoebadius,’ Religion Past and Present. Brill Online, 2013. Reference: http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/religion-past-and-present/phoebadius-SIM_07705. See also J. Quasten, Patrology, vol. 4 (Notre Dame IN: Christian Classics, 1983) 83–84.)
Works
- [Clavis 473] Contra Arianos
- Edition: PL 20,11-30. — Durenbues, A., Le livre de Saint Phébade contre les ariens (Agen, 1927). — Demeulenaere, R. (ed.), CCL 64 (1985) 23-52.
- Translation: Dräseke, J. (tr.), Die schrift des bischofs Phoebadius von Agennum “Gegen die arianer” (Wandsbek, 1910).
Secondary references
- Durenbues, A., Le livre de Saint Phébade contre les ariens (Agen, 1927).
- Gläser, P. P., Phoebadius von Agen, Diss, Universität Augsburg, 1978.
- Hanson, R. P. C., The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God. The Arian Controversy 318-381 (Edinburgh, 1988) 516-519.
- Herzog, R. and P. L. Schmidt (eds.), Handbuch der Lateinischen Literatur der Antike 5 (München, 1989) 491-493.
Online resources
- ‘Phoebadius of Agen’. (Fourth Century Christianity)
- ‘Phoebadius’, in: Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 3, p. 342 (The Ancient Library)
- ‘Phoebadius von Agen’. (Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon)