Cresconius (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
John Melody · 1913
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A biographical entry presents Cresconius, also called Crisconius, a Latin canonist whose date and place are uncertain, probably a bishop of the African Church in the later seventh century. His work, the Concordia canonum, gathers the Apostolic Canons, nearly all fourth- and fifth-century council canons, and many papal decretals from the fourth and fifth centuries.
Its contents follow Dionysius Exiguus, while its division into 301 titles copies Fulgentius Ferrandus. A table of contents preceded the text in many manuscripts, and the whole work first appeared in print in 1661. Debate over a poem on an African victory has shifted his date between the sixth and eighth centuries. The Concordia served African and Gallic churches as a handy manual until the tenth century.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | John Melody |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |