Paterius (died 606) was a bishop of Brescia. He is known as a compiler, in particular of works of Pope Gregory I, for whom he had worked as a notary.
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His sole surviving work is the Liber testimoniorum veteris testamenti,[1] an anthology of Gregory's works of biblical exegesis, arranged in the order of the biblical passages discussed. The work survives in over 120 complete or partial manuscripts.[2]
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[edit]- Clark, Francis (1987). The Pseudo-Gregorian Dialogues, vol. 1 (of 2). Studies in the history of Christian thought, nos. 37–38. Leiden: E.J. Brill. ISBN 90-04-07773-1. OCLC 15648122.
- Martello, Fabrizio (2012). "Paterius". In P. Chiesa; L. Castaldi (eds.). La trasmissione dei testi latini del medioevo. Mediaeval Latin Texts and their Transmission. Te.Tra. 4. Florence: Sismel-Edizioni del Galluzzo. pp. 431–446.
- Paterius (1849) [c. 600]. "Liber testimoniorum Veteris Testamenti ex opusculis S. Gregorii Magni, lib. I–XIII". In J.-P. Migne (ed.). Sancti Gregorii Papae I cognomento Magni, Opera Omnia. Patrologiae Cursus Completus sive, Bibliotheca universalis, integra, uniformis, commoda, oeconomica, omnium SS. patrum, doctorum scriptorumque ecclesiasticorum qui ab aevo apostolico ad usuque Innocentii III tempora floruerunt; series prima: Patrologia Latina, volume 79 (in Latin). Vol. 5 (2006 by Cooperatorum Veritatis Societas ed.). Paris: J.-P. Migne. cols. 0683–1136D. OCLC 74114264.
- Schøyen, Martin (Summer 2008). "Checklist of Patristic literature: MS 041" (22nd internet edition). The Schøyen Collection: Checklist of Manuscripts. London and Oslo: Schøyen Collection. Retrieved 2009-07-21.