Philastrius

Filastrius of Brescia ( also Brixiensis, Brixianus; * probably around 330, † before April 4 397) was, according to tradition, the sixth Bishop of Brescia. For a priest he was possibly 360, 380 consecrated bishop may, however, was not a native of Brescia. He made ​​numerous mission trips that took him through the entire Roman world. He sat down especially with the Jewish religion, the old Roman gods faith and the late antique heresies ( including especially Arianism ) apart. In Milan he took a stand against the Arian bishop Auxentius. 381 he took part in the Synod of Aquileia.

Presumably, in the period from 370-380 he wrote the Diuersarum hereseon liber, a detailed treatise against the heresies, in which he treated each a heresy in 156 chapters. As a source he used while the Panarion of Epiphanius of Salamis, which is generally considered higher quality. Together with the Panarion served the Diuersarum hereseon liber his hand again as a source of Augustine when he wrote his book De haeresibus. Augustine of content, with the Diuersarum hereseon liber however critically and considers Filastrius teachings have called heresies, which are not, which also seems plausible in the number of 156 alleged heresies actually.

His successor Gaudentius gives his date of death to a July 18. A note in a medieval manuscript testifies that Filastrius was buried in the church of St. Andrea at Porta Romana in Brescia. Today there are his relics, together with those of St.. Apollonius in the Cathedral of Brescia.

He is a saint of the Catholic Church feast day on July 18.

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