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Who he was
- Juvencus, C. Vettius Aquallinus, a Christian poet, by birth a Spaniard, descended from a noble family.
- He was a presbyter, and composed his poem on the Gospels during the reign of peace established by Constantine.
- His works show an acquaintance with the chief Latin poets.
What he wrote
- Historia Evangelica: This is the only extant work attributed to him on the authority of St. Jerome.
- It is a hexameter poem on our Lord’s life, based upon the Gospels.
- It is of interest as the first Christian epic, the first effort to tell the Gospel story in a metrical form.