Paulus Orosius, less often Paul Orosius in English, was a Roman priest, historian and theologian, and a student of Augustine of Hippo. It is possible that he was born in Bracara Augusta, then capital
Miniature from the Saint-Epure codex
Panorama of present-day Braga, the most likely birthplace for Orosius.
The Commonitorium and the Histories are a response, at least in their origins, to the direct influence that Augustine of Hippo exercised over Orosius.
Page from a manuscript of Orosius's Histories held in Florence.
Braga is a city and a municipality, capital of the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality had a resident population of 212 635
Orosius
…often Paul Orosius in English, was a Roman priest, historian and theologian, and a student of Augustine of Hippo. It is possible that he was born in Bracara Augusta (now Braga, Portugal), then capital of the Roman province of Gallaecia, which would have been the capital of the Kingdom of the Suebi by his death…
Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau von Sameiro
Braga Antigo Paço Episcopal Bracarense 20140912
Igreja do Convento dos Congregados, Braga