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fons_vitae
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…Wait, he’s a Blessed, isn’t he… >.>
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Joe_5859
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He has not been canonized, though I think you are correct that he may be considered “blessed”.
Here is Boethius at SQPN.
Here is Boethius at NewAdvent.org (the Old Catholic Encyclopedia).
Here is Pope Benedict XVI’s general audience on Boethius and Cassiodorus.
Here is Boethius at SQPN.
Here is Boethius at NewAdvent.org (the Old Catholic Encyclopedia).
Here is Pope Benedict XVI’s general audience on Boethius and Cassiodorus.
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Yes, Boethius is a saint. Ususally his first name is used though, e.i. “St. Severinus”. You will really never find him referred to as “St. Boethius”. His last name is used to identify him primarily as a philosophy rather than as a religious figure. It seems to be true, however, that his death was at least partially due to his defense of the orthodox faith while at courst inspite of the strong Arian character of Theodoric (King of the Ostrogoths and Ruler of Italy). Thus, he is usally considered a martyr. The *Consolation of Philosophy *was written, if I am not mistaken while in prison awaiting execution.
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fons_vitae
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I came across the SQPN site before, too, after I stumbled across this Catholic.org page titling him “St. Severinus Boethius.” It seems that for many years he was considered a saint at least… and just not being canonized wouldn’t matter if he was considered a saint before the canonization process, right? /
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It does get kind of murky with some of those earlier saints. I don’t really know how to go about finding a definitive sort of answer.I came across the SQPN site before, too, after I stumbled across this Catholic.org page titling him “St. Severinus Boethius.” It seems that for many years he was considered a saint at least… and just not being canonized wouldn’t matter if he was considered a saint before the canonization process, right? /
In Pope Benedict’s Catechesis on the Fathers, he will usually refer to each person as “Saint” so-and-so if they are canonized, but he refers to Boethius simply as an “ecclesiastical writer”.
Likewise, in the old Catholic Encyclopedia, they will ordinarily refer to the canonized saints as “Saint” so-and-so, but they refer to Boethius simply as “Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius”.
In light of this, I have some doubts as to his being officially considered a saint, but I’m certainly open to further info.
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Katholish
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It is my understanding that the CDF officially approved the cult of St. Severinus Boethius (his feast day being October 23) since it has persisted in Pavia, Italy for so long even though it is not a common devotion of the whole Church.
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fons_vitae
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Sweet… taking note of this 
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OrdinaryMelkite
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Boethius of all Saints really deserves the title of “Blessed.”Sweet… taking note of this
Both a Philosopher AND a Saint.
His Consolation Of Philopsophy is one of the basic medieval documents and one of the few Philosophy books that can be enjoyed and understood even if one is not into Philosophy.
Dante stated that the Consolation was one of two books that helped him weather the Death of his beloved Beatrice—(the other work was a collection of Cicero’s Speeches on Duty).
Plus, he fulfilled an awesome task of keeping the Classical Authors alive after the Fall of the Western Roman Empire. Well done, Good and Faithful Servant.
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