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Irish teacher and poet, Bishop of Fiesole, about 829-876. In an ancient
collection of the "Vitae Patrum", of which an eleventh-century copy exists in
the Laurentian library of Florence, there is an account of the life of Donatus,
from which we glean the following facts. Donatus was born in Ireland, of a noble
family. About 816 he visited the tombs of the Apostles in Rome. On his journey
northwards he was led by Divine Providence to the city of Fiesole, which he
entered at the moment when the people were grouped around their altars praying
for a bishop to deliver them from the evils, temporal and spiritual, which
afflicted them. Raised by popular acclaim to the See of Fiesole, Donatus
instituted a revival of piety and learning in the Church over which he was
placed. He himself did not disdain to teach "the art of metrical composition".
The "Life" is interspersed with short poems written by the saintly bishop. The
best known of these is the twelve-line poem in which he describes the beauty and
fertility of his native land, and the prowess and piety of its inhabitants.
Donatus also composed an epitaph in which he alludes to his birth in Ireland,
his years in the service of the princes of Italy (Lothair and Louis), his
episcopate at Fiesole, and his activity as a teacher of grammar and poetry.

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APA citation. Turner, W. (1909). Donatus of Fiesole. In The Catholic
Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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MLA citation. Turner, William. "Donatus of Fiesole." The Catholic Encyclopedia.
Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909.
<http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05129a.htm>.

Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by Anthony A.
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Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. May 1, 1909. Remy Lafort, Censor.
Imprimatur. +John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York.

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