Valerius Pinianus

Valerius Pinianus (Pinian) * ~ 381; † 420 (or 432[1]) in Jerusalem, was a member of a branch of the gens Valeria (gens Valeria Severa) and among the richest men of his time. He was the son of a Roman praefectus urbi and also had a brother named Severus.[1] His life is closely coupled with that of his paternal cousin[2] and wife, Melania the Younger, whom he married sometime between 396 and 400 (year mostly given as 399).[3] After their arrival in Tagaste, North Africa in 410 and Melanias mother (possibly together with Pelagius – the year of their first encounter is sometimes given as 418[4]), Augustine, bishop of Hippo, convinced the couple to dedicate a large part of their wealth to his church. In 417, the couple moved to Palestine.

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  1. https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/99823/eplatte_1.pdf;sequence=1
  2. "Saint Melania the younger, from Rome, and her grandmother, Saint Melania the Elder". theodialogia.blogspot.de.
  3. D., Dunn, Geoffrey; Patristico, Augustinianum, Instituto. "The Poverty of Melania the Younger and Pinianus". Augustinianum. 54.
  4. Center, Mitchell R.K. Shelton, Harvey Goldberg. "Melania the Younger – Monastic Matrix". monasticmatrix.osu.edu.
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