Editing Autpert Ambrose (section)

== Works ==
Autpert's most famous work is his lengthy ''Expositio in Apocalypsin'' which is dependent upon a variety of [[Church Fathers|patristic]] authors whom Autpert explicitly acknowledges, including [[Jerome]], [[Victorinus of Pettau|Victorinus]], [[Ticonius]], [[Augustine of Hippo]], [[Primasius of Hadrumetum]], and [[Pope Gregory I|Gregory the Great]]. In fact, this commentary is one of the sources for a partial reconstruction of the lost Apocalypse commentary of the [[Donatism|Donatist]] Ticonius. It is prefaced by a letter to [[Pope Stephen III]] in which Autpert defends himself from his detractors. His ''Vita sanctorum patrum Paldonis, Tatonis et Tasonis'' is an account of the three founders of the monastery at Volturno who through their pious lives offer an example of the [[imitation of Christ]]. His ''Libellus de conflictu vitiorum atque virtutum'' emphasizes monastic themes such as [[fear of God]], [[Obedience (human behavior)|obedience]], and [[fidelity]]. Other works include ''Oratio contra septem vitia'', ''Sermo de cupiditate'', ''Sermo in purificatione sanctae Mariae'', ''Homilia de transfiguratione Domini'', and ''Sermo de adsumptione sanctae Mariae''. Several additional sermons, known to have existed, have not survived. His extant sermons are marked by a strong mystical imprint. His commentaries on [[Book of Leviticus|Leviticus]], the [[Song of Songs]], and the [[Psalms]], mentioned in the ''Chronicon Vulturnese'', are also not extant. Whether or not Autpert is the author of the [[hymn]] ''[[Ave maris stella]]'' is debated. The reason for this possible attribution is that [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]] plays a significant theological role in both his sermons and Apocalypse commentary. She is not only a figure of the Church but also its most excellent member. As mother of Christ, she is also mother of the elect.