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Italian saint-bishop, poet and hymnwriter (c.

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Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus (c. &#;&#; c. / AD; French: Venance Fortunat), known as Saint Venantius Fortunatus (, Latin:[weːˈnantɪ.ʊsfɔrtuːˈnaːtʊs]), was a Latin poet and hymnographer in the Merovingian Court, and a bishop of the Early Church who has been venerated since the Middle Ages.^[1]

Life

Venantius Fortunatus was born between and at Duplavis (or Duplavilis), near Treviso in Veneto, Italy.^[2] He grew up during the Roman reconquest of Italy, but there is controversy concerning as to where Fortunatus spent his childhood.

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Some historians, such as D. Tardi, suggest that Fortunatus' family moved to Aquileia because of the turbulent political situation in Treviso after the death of King Theoderic. This theory is suggested because there is evidence of Fortunatus speaking warmly about one of the bishops there, Bishop Paul of Aquileia.

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