1Prosper rebukes an unnamed critic of Augustine's books, warning him that by defending the power of the free will he arms the defeated Pelagians and is himself a wolf attacking the shepherd.
15A second epigram against the same critic: whether fed by Pelagius or by Julian of Eclanum, the snake cannot stop Augustine, who treads on asps and basilisks.
disputed · Printed by Migne among Prosper's works; the second epigram is generally ascribed to him, the first less certainly. The detractor is usually thought to be Vincent of Lerins.
Standing
Honoured by the Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Honoured as a saint or in a church calendar by: Catholic, Orthodox.
Date
ca. 430-435 (approximate)
Written at
Rome, Italy (probable)
Language
Latin
Genre
poem
Reference system
line number (two epigrams: lines 1-14 and 15-25, as Migne prints them; the editor's note between them is left out)
SBL abbreviation
Epigr. obtr.Not yet checked
Text from
J.-P. Migne, ed., Patrologiae cursus completus, series Latina, vol. 51 (Paris, 1861), digital text of the printed volume (Printed edition in the public domain; digital text CC BY-SA 4.0)