Valerius Pinianus

Valerius Pinianus (Pinian; ~ 381 – 420 or 432)^[1] in Jerusalem, was a member of a branch of the gens Valeria (gens Valeria Severa) and among the richest men of his time. He was the son of a Roman praefectus urbi and also had a brother named Severus.^[1] His life is closely coupled with that of his paternal cousin^[2] and wife, Melania the Younger, whom he married sometime between 396 and 400 (year mostly given as 399).^[3] After their arrival in Tagaste, North Africa in 410 and Melanias mother (possibly together with Pelagius – the year of their first encounter is sometimes given as 418^[4]), Augustine, bishop of Hippo, convinced the couple to dedicate a large part of their wealth to his church. In 417, the couple moved to Palestine.

References

^ ^a ^b Platte, Elizabeth (2013). "Monks and Matrons:The Economy of Charity in the Late Antique Mediterranean" (PDF). deepblue.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
^ "Saint Melania the younger, from Rome, and her grandmother, Saint Melania the Elder". theodialogia.blogspot.de.
^ Dunn, Geoffrey D. "The Poverty of Melania the Younger and Pinianus". Augustinianum. 54. Istituto Patristico Augustinianum.
^ Center, Mitchell R.K. Shelton, Harvey Goldberg. "Melania the Younger – Monastic Matrix". monasticmatrix.osu.edu.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[umich-1] Platte, Elizabeth (2013). "Monks and Matrons:The Economy of Charity in the Late Antique Mediterranean" (PDF). deepblue.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

[2] "Saint Melania the younger, from Rome, and her grandmother, Saint Melania the Elder". theodialogia.blogspot.de.

[3] Dunn, Geoffrey D. "The Poverty of Melania the Younger and Pinianus". Augustinianum. 54. Istituto Patristico Augustinianum.

[4] Center, Mitchell R.K. Shelton, Harvey Goldberg. "Melania the Younger – Monastic Matrix". monasticmatrix.osu.edu.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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