Fastidius

Fastidius is named by Gennadius as a British bishop who wrote a book on the Christian life for a widow. The treatise printed under his name argues that Christians must live by Christ's commands, not by faith alone; some scholars ascribe it to Pelagius.

Dates

fl. ca. 430 (approximate)

See or city

Britain

Region

Britain

Also known as

Fastidius of the Britons

Notes

Called a bishop of the Britons by Gennadius, who knew a book of his on the Christian life; the identification with the author of the surviving work is disputed.

Works

• On the Christian LifeDe vita christiana · ca. 411-430