Florus of Lyon (Florus Lugdunensis), a deacon in Lyon, was an ecclesiastical writer in the first half of the ninth century. Probably born short before 810, no further information definite as to time has come down to us regarding Florus after january 859; so that his death may be said, with probable exactitude, to have occurred about the year 860.
As one of the most brilliant spirits of his time, he wrote treatises about liturgy and theology, made critic examinations about the Latin translations of the biblical texts and about pseudo-augustinian texts which he detected very precisely, wrote a few poems, and composed impressive compilations of the Church's Fathers about defined subjects (Paul's epistles). He knew greek, which is rare in his time, and a few hebrew. He directed the Lyon's scriptorium in which he conducted editions of many texts: we owe him and his work the transmission down to us of some ancient texts : especially the Latin version (the only complete) of Irenæus' Adversus Hæreses.
Fast forgotten for a thousand years, he was rediscovered mostly since the works of dom Célestin Charlier, o.s.b., in the mid-twentieth century. Studies develop since this time, slowly providing the first critical editions of his works.
External links
- Catholic Encyclopedia Article
- History of the Christian Church, Volume IV: Mediaeval Christianity. A.D. 590-1073, $170
- Bautz page (German language)
- Opera Omnia by Migne Patrologia Latina with analytical indexes
This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
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