Salvian of Marseilles

Gallic priest of Marseilles, probably trained at Trier and Lerins. His Governance of God explains the barbarian invasions as God's judgment on a Christian empire; an earlier work, To the Church, is a call to give to the church.

Dates

ca. 400-after 470 (approximate)

See or city

Marseilles

Region

Gaul

Works

• On the Governance of GodDe gubernatione Dei · ca. 439-451
• To the Church (Against Avarice)Ad ecclesiam (Adversus avaritiam) · ca. 435-440