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Saint Severin of Noricum awakens from the dead the priest Silvinus, in the presence of five other men
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Caption | Saint Severin of Noricum awakens from the dead the priest Silvinus, in the presence of five other men. Engraving. "Accidit autem, ut castelli presbyter memorati admodum venerabilis, Silvinus nomine, moreretur, et cum in ecclesia feretro posito noctem psallentes duxissent ex more pervigilem, iam clarescente diluculo rogavit vir Dei fessos presbyteros et diacones universos parumper abscedere, ut post laborem vigiliarum somno se aliquantulum recrearent. Quibus egressis homo Dei ostiarium, Maternum nomine, interrogat, utrum omnes, ut dixerat, abscessissent. At illo respondente cunctos abisse: "Nequaquam -alt- sed latet hic quaedam." Tunc ianitor ecclesiae saepta secundo perlustrans nullum intra ea remansisse testatur. Verum Christi miles Domino sibi revelante: "Nescio quis -ait- hic delitescit." Tertio itaque diligentius perscrutans quandam invenit virginem consecratam locis se occultioribus abdidisse. Hanc ergo memoratus sic increpavit aedituus: "Cur istic famulo Dei posito tuam credideras potuisse latere praesentiam?" At illa: "Pietatis -inquit- amor talia me facere persuasit: videns enim cunctos foras expelli cogitavi mecum, quod servus Christi, invocata divina maiestate, praesentem mortuum suscitaret." Exeunte igitur memorata virgine homo Dei cum presbytero et diacono ianitoribusque duobus in oratione curvatus oravit fletu largissimo, ut opus solitae malestatis superna virtus ostenderet. Tunc orationem complente presbytero, ita cadaver vir beatus alloquitur: "In nomine Domini nostri Iesu Christi, Sancte Presbyter Silvine, loquere cum fratribus tuis." At ubi oculos defunctus aperuit, vix praesentibus homo Dei tacere prae gaudio persuasit. Et denuo ad eum: "Vis -inquit- rogemus Dominum, ut te adhuc servis suis in hac vita condonare dignetur?" At ille ait: "Per Dominum te coniuro, ne hic diutius tenear et frauder quiete perpetua, in qua me esse cernebam." Statimque, reddita oratione, quievit exanimis. Hoc autem factum ita sancti Severini adiuratione celatum est, ut ante mortem eius non potuisset agnosci. Ego tamen haec, quae retuli, Marci subdiaconi et Materni ianitoris relatione cognovi. Nam presbyter et diaconus, tanti testes miraculi, ante virum sanctum, cui iuraverant nulli se, quod viderant, prodituros, obisse noscuntur." – Eugippus, Vita Sancti Severini, section XVI. Created 1600–1699. Resuscitation. Saint Severin, Apostle of Noricum (-482). Contributors: Raphäel Sadeler (1584–1632). Work ID: hj5tcz8h. |
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Artwork medium | engraving |
Credit | Wellcome Collection |
Terms of use | Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) |
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