Prosper of Aquitaine
- Born
- c. 388–390
- Died
- unknown; still alive in 455
- Role
- Lay theologian and chronicler
- Wrote in
- Latin
Contemporary timeline
His life beside those who lived in his time, from the year 360 to 520.
People
Events
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- Estimated birth
- Unknown birth
- Known to be alive; death date unknown
- Event
- Received as ecumenical by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches
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Who he was
A layman from Aquitaine who defended Augustine's teaching on grace against the monks of Marseille and Lérins, and later worked in Rome alongside Pope Leo. He is credited with the principle usually summarized as lex orandi, lex credendi: the Church's prayer shows what the Church believes.
- Region
- Gaul
- Language
- Latin
- Role
- Lay theologian and chronicler
- Died
- unknown; still alive in 455
His writings
3 writings, c. 432–455
c. 432–434
c. 435–442
433–455