Fragmentary Latin inscription, with reference to the presence of relics of a 'Iulianus', possibly with companion martyrs (perhaps *Iulianos, martyr of Cilicia, S00305). Found at Uppenna (Byzacena, central North Africa); probably 4th/7th c.
Evidence ID
E07565
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
[I]n no[mine Dei Patris]
et Fili et I[spiritus sancti],
[h]ic sunt re[liquiae sanctorum]
Iuliani [et comitum]
eius, Deo cu[...]
'In the name [of God the Father], and Son, and [the Holy Spirit].
Here are the relics of [saints] Iulianus and his [companions(?)]. To God ...'
Text: Y. Duval 1982, no. 30.
Translation: Stanisław Adamiak.
Relics
Unspecified relic
Source
The lower left-hand part of a marble slab, with a central cross around which the inscription is arranged. Current location unknown.Discussion
Duval argues that this Iulianus is the Iulianos (martyr of Cilicia, S00305), who had widespread cult in the East, including a major church at Antioch. However, the commemoration here at Uppenna, if it is of Iulianus 'and his companions' (though this reconstruction of the missing text is hypothetical), may well commemorate an otherwise unknown group of local martyrs (Iulianos of Cilicia had no obvious companions in martyrdom).Bibliography
Edition and discussion:Duval, Y., Loca sanctorum Africae: Le culte des martyrs en Afrique du IVe au VIIe siècle (Rome: École Française de Rome, 1982), vol. 1, 67-68, no. 30.
Images
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From Y. Duval 1982, no. 30
Record Created By
Stanisław Adamiak
Date of Entry
13/06/2022
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00305 | Ioulianos, martyr of Cilicia, buried at Antioch or in Egypt | Iulianus | Uncertain |
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