It was short, in large part, because he lived, as Pope Benedict noted in his March 12 audience, “in some of the most turbulent years in the Christian West and in the Italian Peninsula in particular.” It was impressive because Boethius was a man of remarkable genius and character. But the pope observed that Boethius was an important figure in the development of Christian philosophy, as his works seek to bridge “the Hellenistic-Roman heritage and the gospel message.” And, the pope added, he has traditionally been honored as a Christian martyr.Īnicius Manlius Severinus Boethius had a short but impressive life. His most famous work makes no mention of Christ or Christian belief. Boethius seems a surprising topic for a papal address: He was a philosopher, not a theologian. 524), a little-known Roman who lived in the waning days of the Empire. In 2008, Pope Benedict XVI devoted part of a Wednesday general audience to Boethius (c.
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