Paterius

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.

Sarcophagus of Saint Paterius bishop of Brescia in the Coro delle Monache in the Museo di Santa Giulia in Brescia

His sole surviving work is the Liber testimoniorum veteris testamenti, 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.

References

• 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.