Quodvultdeus
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Saint Quodvultdeus was a fifth century church father and bishop of Carthage who was exiled to Naples
. He was known to have been living in Carthage
around 407 and became a deacon
in 421 AD. He corresponded with Saint Augustine of Hippo, who served as Quodvultdeus' spiritual teacher. Augustine also dedicated some of his writings to Quodvultdeus.
Quodvultdeus was exiled when Carthage was captured by the Genseric
, who followed Arianism
. Tradition states that he, along with other Catholic churchmen (such as Gaudiosus of Naples
) were loaded onto leaky ships. The ships landed at Naples around 439 AD and Quodvultus established himself in Italy
.
His name means 'What God wants.'
One of the mosaic burial portraits in the Galleria dei Vescovi in the Catacombs of San Gennaro
depicts Quodvultus.
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. He was known to have been living in Carthage
Carthage
Carthage , implying it was a 'new Tyre') is a major urban centre that has existed for nearly 3,000 years on the Gulf of Tunis, developing from a Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BC...
around 407 and became a deacon
Deacon
Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions...
in 421 AD. He corresponded with Saint Augustine of Hippo, who served as Quodvultdeus' spiritual teacher. Augustine also dedicated some of his writings to Quodvultdeus.
Quodvultdeus was exiled when Carthage was captured by the Genseric
Genseric
Genseric , also spelled as Geiseric or Gaiseric, was King of the Vandals and Alans and was one of the key players in the troubles of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century...
, who followed Arianism
Arianism
Arianism is the theological teaching attributed to Arius , a Christian presbyter from Alexandria, Egypt, concerning the relationship of the entities of the Trinity and the precise nature of the Son of God as being a subordinate entity to God the Father...
. Tradition states that he, along with other Catholic churchmen (such as Gaudiosus of Naples
Gaudiosus of Naples
Saint Gaudiosus of Naples was a bishop of Abitina in Africa Province during the 5th century. Abitina was a village near Carthage in present-day western Tunisia....
) were loaded onto leaky ships. The ships landed at Naples around 439 AD and Quodvultus established himself in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
His name means 'What God wants.'
One of the mosaic burial portraits in the Galleria dei Vescovi in the Catacombs of San Gennaro
Catacombs of San Gennaro
The Catacombs of San Gennaro are underground paleo-Christian burial sites in Naples, Italy. They are situated in the northern part of the city, on the slope leading up to Capodimonte...
depicts Quodvultus.