Victor of Vita
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Victor of Vita was a 5th-century North African Christian bishop and historian best known for his account of the Vandal persecution of Catholics under the Arian kings.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Victor of Vita (indirectly, for Vandal context) | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian bishop
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Latin prose author ⓘ historian ⓘ late antique writer ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Vita (a town in Roman Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Vandal Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| described |
exile and confiscation of Catholic bishops
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persecution of Nicene Christians under Vandal rule ⓘ religious policies of Vandal kings ⓘ sufferings of African Catholic clergy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | North African Roman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
church history
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ecclesiastical history ⓘ late antique history ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography-related prose
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historiography ⓘ |
| influenced | later medieval church historians ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Arian–Catholic conflict in North Africa
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Vandal kings in Africa ⓘ Vandal persecution of Catholics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Historia persecutionis Africanae Provinciae
NERFINISHED
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History of the Vandal Persecution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
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historian ⓘ |
| opposed | Arianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
North Africa
NERFINISHED
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Roman Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Vita ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Nicene Christian ⓘ |
| residence |
North Africa
NERFINISHED
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Vita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
history of African Catholic Church under Vandals
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history of the Vandal Kingdom in Africa ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
5th century
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Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| workPreservedIn | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| workUsedBy | modern historians of Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| wroteInContextOf | Vandal occupation of Roman Africa ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Victor of Vita (indirectly, for Vandal context)