Aurelianus, an man

Aurelianus is known only as a recipient of correspondence within the letter collections of Ennodius of Pavia and Avitus of Vienne, placing him in the Gallo-Roman and Italian ecclesiastical and aristocratic milieu of the late fifth and early sixth centuries (the era of Ostrogothic Italy and Burgundian Gaul). Aurelianus was a common name in this period, so the recipient of these five letters cannot be confidently identified with any single firmly attested individual; he was most likely a member of the senatorial or clerical circles around Avitus, the bishop of Vienne (c. 490-518). Beyond his appearance as a correspondent, nothing certain about his career, dates, or precise role can be established.