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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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The De Locis Sanctis, a guide to the graves of the martyrs around Rome, lists those on the via Cornelia, north-west of the city, opening with that of *Peter (the Apostle, S00030). Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683.

Evidence ID

E06981

Type of Evidence

Literary - Pilgrim accounts and itineraries

Major author/Major anonymous work

Lists of Shrines in Rome

DE LOCIS SANCTIS MARTYRUM QUAE SUNT FORIS CIVITATIS ROMAE

Primum Petrus in parte occidentali ciuitatis iuxta uiam Corneliam ad miliarium primum in corpore requiescit; et pontificalis ordo, excepto numero pauco, in eodem loco in tymbis propriis requiescit. Ibi quoque iuxta eandem uiam sedis est apostolorum, et mensa et recubitus eorum de marmore facta usque hodie apparet; mensa quoque, modo altare, quam petrus manibus suis fecit, ibidem est.

Iuxta ea<n>dem quoque uiam sancta Rufina, sancta Secunda, sancta Maria, sanctus Marius, sanctus Ambacu, sanctus Audafax et alii quamplurimi sancti iacent.


'ON THE HOLY PLACES OF THE MARTYRS WHICH ARE OUTSIDE THE CITY OF ROME

First, Peter rests in body in the western part of the city close by the via Cornelia, by the first milestone; and the pontifical order, except a small number, rests in the same place in their own tombs. There, close by the same road there is also the chair of the apostles, and their table and couch, made from marble, is visible to this very day. Also the table, now an altar, which Peter made with his own hands, is in the same place.

Close by the same road lie saint Rufina, saint Secunda, saint Maria, saint Marius, saint Abacuc, saint Audifax and many other saints.'


Text: Valentini and Zucchetti 1942, 106-107. Translation: P. Polcar.

[*Peter the Apostle, S00036; *Rufina and Secunda, virgins and martyrs of Silva Candida, near Rome, S00814; *Marius, Martha, Audifax and Abacuc, husband, wife and two sons from Persia, martyrs of the via Cornelia near Rome, S01163]



Record Created By

Philip Polcar

Date of Entry

22/5/2020

Related Saint Records
IDNameName in SourceIdentity
S00036Peter, the ApostlePetrusCertain
S00084Apostles, unnamed or name lostCertain
S00814Rufina and Secunda, virgins and martyrs of Silva Candida, near RomeRufina, SecundaCertain
S01163Marius, Martha, Audifax and Abacuc, husband, wife and two sons from Persia, martyrs of the via Cornelia near RomeMaria, Marius, Ambacu, AudafaxCertain


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