Solomon’s Temple as a literary theme in Christian building poetry

Abstract

This work studies the Latin Christian poetry of Late Antiquity (4th-6th centuries) on the construction of monuments that is transmitted in anonymous inscriptions and in the works of authors from the Roman West, namely Paulinus of Nola, Prudentius, Sidonius Apollinaris and Venantius Fortunatus. The pooling of testimonies has led us to describe the different motifs that make up a new Christian creation topic that develops from the biblical image of Solomon's temple. This metaphor describes the beauty of the new churches, while at the same time expressing an allegory of spirituality.