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AGUIRRE DURAN, Marcelo. Salvianus of Marseilles and the Fifth-Century Crisis: Historical-Theological aspects of the De Gubernatione Dei. Scripta Mediaevalia [online]. 2017, vol.10, n.1, pp.11-42. ISSN 1851-8753.

Salvianus was an educated Gallo-Roman who, after his conversion to the Catholic faith, lived a life as a priest in Marseilles. He witnessed the barbarian invasions of the fifth-century and faced criticism from his contemporaries by writing an apologetic work entitled De Gubernatione Dei. This work captures his historical-theological thought and expresses the leading role of Providence in human history. Through his lyrics he makes a strong critique of the Latin Christians and their conflict with the moral practices. Through a rhetoric idealization of the invaders, he explains how the divine punishment to the Romans has a purifying sense. Using a prophetic language he proposes the ascetic practice and the testimony of a virtuous life as the best response to the impending judgment and the great uncertainties of human history.

Palavras-chave : Salvianus; Providence; conversion; invasions; virtues.

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