Fortunatus (disambiguation)
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Fortunatus is a Latin word meaning "happy, lucky, rich, blessed" and can refer to:
- FortunatusFortunatusFortunatus is a German proto-novel or chapbook about a legendary hero popular in 15th and 16th century Europe.-The tale:The tale follows the life of a young man named Fortunatus from relative obscurity through his adventures towards fame and fortune; it subsequently follows the careers of his two...
, a German proto-novel or chapbook about a legendary hero popular in 15th and 16th century Europe - Publius Aelius FortunatusPublius Aelius FortunatusPublius Aelius Fortunatus was a Roman painter.His name got known due to his epitaph in the city of Rome. He was a freedman - a libertus - and lived in the 2nd century CE.- Literature :...
- Venantius FortunatusVenantius FortunatusVenantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus was a Latin poet and hymnodist in the Merovingian Court, and a Bishop of the early Catholic Church. He was never canonised but was venerated as Saint Venantius Fortunatus during the Middle Ages.-Life:Venantius Fortunatus was born between 530 and 540 A.D....
- Fortunatus of Aquileia, martyred with Hermagoras of AquileiaHermagoras of AquileiaSaint Hermagoras of Aquileia is considered the first bishop of Aquileia, northern Italy. Christian tradition states that he was chosen by Saint Mark to serve as the leader of the nascent Christian community in Aquileia, and that he was consecrated bishop by Saint Peter...
(d. 70 CE) - Fortunatus, companion of Orontius of LecceOrontius of LecceSaint Orontius of Lecce is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, along with two other figures associated with his legend, Fortunatus and Justus. He is called the first bishop of Lecce.-Legend:...
- Fortunatus, companion of Achaicus of CorinthAchaicus of CorinthAchaicus - a Corinthian Christian, one of the Seventy Disciples, who according to the Bible, together with Fortunatus and Stephanas, carried a letter from the Corinthians to St. Paul, and from St. Paul to the Corinthians ....
See also
- Saint Fortunatus (disambiguation)