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EncyclopediaPrudentiusPrudentius (Aurelius Clemens Prudentius) (prOOden'shus) [key], b. 348, Christian Latin poet, b. Spain. He wrote a number of hymns, occasional Christian lyrics, and poems on saints. Although he held a high place at the Roman court, he eventually retired to devote himself to religion. See B. M. Peebles, The Poet Prudentius (1951). The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Prudentius from Infoplease:
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