Saint Prosper of Aquitaine (Doctor of the Church)
A learned layman of Aquitaine in the 5th century, Prosper was the most ardent defender of Saint Augustine against the semi-Pelagians. As secretary to …
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First name and chronology
2 saints and blesseds bear the name Prosper, between 401 and 500; the most famous is Saint Prosper of Aquitaine, celebrated on June 25th.
Dated figures are ordered from earliest to latest.
A learned layman of Aquitaine in the 5th century, Prosper was the most ardent defender of Saint Augustine against the semi-Pelagians. As secretary to …
Successor to Saint Aignan to the see of Orléans in 453, Saint Prosper was a virtuous bishop and a friend to the great minds of his time such as Sidoni…