Magnus Felix Ennodius was a late fifth and early sixth-century bishop, poet, and rhetorician born in Arles. After being raised in Pavia, he served as a deacon before becoming the Bishop of Pavia around 515. A member of the Gallo-Roman aristocracy, he was a prominent figure in ecclesiastical affairs, even traveling to Constantinople as an ambassador to help resolve the Acacian schism. He is remembered as a significant literary figure of his era, producing a vast body of work that includes letters, poems, and various religious and scholastic discourses.