The Apostolic Creed

[ed. Schepss (CSEL XVIII [1889] 34). Cf. also KAnt. 20 ff.; H. sect. 53; L 13].

PHOEBADIUS, died after 392, bishop of Agen in Aquitania secunda [Guyenna].—De fide orthodoxa contra Arianos at the end [H. sect. 59; ML 20, 49 B. "Libellus fidei"]; the book is genuine* (some ascribe it to Gregorius Baeticus, died after 392, bishop of Illiberi [Elivira-Granada].

RUFINUS, died 410, presbyter of Aquileia—Expositio in Symbolum (otherwise Commentarius in Symbolum apostolorum) [H. sect. 19; ML 21, 335 B].—The form of the creed of both the Church at Rome and of the Church at Aquileia is gathered from this.

NICETAS OF ROMATIANA,* wrote 380*–420,* Romatiana [Remesiana] in Dacia.*—Explanatio Symboli habita ad competentes [H. sect. 40; ML 52, 865 D].

ST. AUGUSTINE, died 430, bishop of Hippo.—Chief sources: De Fide et Symbolo; serm. 212–214 in traditione Symboli; serm. 215 in redditione Symboli [ML 40, 181; 38, 1058, 1072; H sect. 47; L 13. Serm. 215 is genuine*; many believe with Caspari that the creed of Hippo is given in Serm. 215, and that the Creed of Milan is handed down in the rest].

ST. PETER CHRYSOLOGUS, died before 458, bishop of Ravenna.—Serm. 57–62 [H sect. 35; L. 12; ML 52, 357 A].

ST. MAXIMUS, middle of the fifth century, bishop of Turin,— Hom. 83 de expositione Symboli [H. sect. 34; L. 13; ML 57, 433 A].

ST. FULGENTIUS OF RUSPE, died 533 (Ruspe in Africa) Liber 10. contra Fabianum Arianum [H. sect. 49; L 14; ML 65, 822].

ST. MARTIN, died 580, bishop of Braga [Braga in Spain, now Portugal].—De correctione rusticorum [H. sect. 54; ed. Caspari, Christiania 1883.—Cf. K I 153].

TRACTATUS SYMBOLI in a Missal and Sacramentarium for the use of a certain Florentine church furnishes a Florentine* Creed of the seventh* century; manuscript is of the twelfth century. [H. sect. 39; Csp ANQ 290].

ST. ILDEFONSE,* died 669, bishop of Toledo.—Liber de cognitione baptismi c. 35 [H. sect. 55; L 13 f.; ML 96, 127 B].

ETHERIUS, Eighth century bishop of Osmo and Beatus (Biaco), eighth century, presbyter of Astorga in Spain.—Etherii episcopi Uxamensis et Beati presbyteri adv. Elpiandum archiep. Toletanum libri duo, written in the year 785 [H. sect. 56 f.; L 13 f.; ML 96, 906 D].

LITURGIA MOZARABICA: Seventh century Liber Ordinum [ed. Férotin, p. 185; H. sect. 58; L 14; ML 85, 395 A].

The More Recent Western Form of the Apostolic Creed

[The received western text called (T)]

Sources

FAUSTUS OF REI, died after 485, in Riez in France. Duae homiliae de Symbolo; Tractatus de Symbolo* [H. sect. 61, L 14; CspQ. II 200].

⁵ ST. CAESARIUS OF ARLES, died 543, Primate of Gaul [Arles].—Sermo 10