vates
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vates
A poet or bard who is divinely inspired.
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According to an inscription found in the Santa Cruz church, its consecration took place in year 738 and was presided by a vates called Asterio.
He was often referred to under the epithets Il Vate ("the Poet") The Italian vate directly stems from Latin vates.
The word vates is uncommon in Catholic documents and epitaphs, where the word presbyterus (for Christian priests) is preferred.