Patristic transitional theologian to Scholasticism (430-800), Roman historian and statesman born in Scyllacium, today Squillace, in Calabria, southern Italy, which with Boethius the last Romans were called, due to their contribution to rescuing culture classic. Coming from the aristocracy, he placed himself at the service of Theodoric, held high positions in the Ostrogothic kingdom, established on the peninsula shortly after the disintegration of the Western Roman Empire, becoming mayor Praetorian. He corresponded with great characters of the time and these letters constitute a valuable source of information about his time. He also compiled an important Historia gothorum, fragments of which remain.
A disciple and friend of Boethius, he was luckier than Boethius, for when the Ostrogoth kingdom came to an end (540), after the victories of the Byzantine general Belisarius, he withdrew to the monastery of Vivarium which he himself founded, living there until his death, dedicating himself to literature and engaging the monks in the compilation and copying of ancient manuscripts, both Christian and pagans. He was one of the great names in scholastic thought and his books served as a text in ecclesiastical schools in the early Middle Ages.
His work included Institutiones divinarum et saecularium litterarum, which, in addition to dealing with problems of theology, included in the book II, De artibus ac disciplinis liberalium litterarum, a compendium of the seven liberal arts that has become a veritable manual in the monasteries. This work, together with a manual of Latin spelling and the treatise De anima, inspired by Saint Augustine, had a profound influence on education in the Middle Ages. Latin literature flourished with him and Boethius, who served as a bridge between classical culture and the early Middle Ages.
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