The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity

Chartae Latinae Antiquiores, XIX, no. 682

vii.
De presepio d(omini), de espilunca Eliae, de espilunca [ ]ae profi[ ], s(an)c(t)i Antoni[i] monaco, s(an)c(t)i Hieronim[i] s(an)c(t)i Hipoleti, s(an)c(t)i [ ]iae [ ]abbati [ ], s(an)c(t)i Simonis, s(an)c(t)i [ ], s(an)c(t)i Teodoro mart(yris).

'[Relics] of the manger of the Lord, of the cave of Elias, of the cave of [...]ae profi[...], of the monk Saint Antony, of Saint Jerome, of Saint Hippolytus, of [...]iae[...]abbati[...], of Saint Symeon, of saint [...], of the martyr Saint Theodore.'

[probably *Elias, the Old Testament prophet, S00217; *Antony, 'the Great, monk of Egypt, ob. 356, S00098; *Jerome, Church Father, ob. c. 420, S00267; *Hippolytus, martyr of Rome, S00509; *Symeon, either the elder of the temple of Jerusalem, S00285, or the Elder Stylite of Qal'at Sim'ān, ob. 459, S00343, or the Younger Stylite, near Antioch, ob. 592, S00860; Theodore, soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480]


ix.
Reli(quiae) de s(an)c(t)a cruce, de sepulchru(m) d(omi)ni, de s(an)c(t)o a(n)gelo Michahel, de s(an)c(t)o Petro apos(tolo), de s(an)c(t)o Iohanne, de s(an)c(t)o Paulo, de s(an)c(t)o Leudegario.

'Relics of the Holy Cross, of the tomb of the Lord, of the angel Saint Michael, of the Apostle Saint Peter, of Saint John, of Saint Paul, of Saint Leudegar.'

[*Michael the Archangel, S00181; *Peter the Apostle, S00036; *John the Baptist, S00020, or the Apostle, S00042; *Paul the Apostle, S00008; *Leudegar, bishop and martyr of Autun, ob. 677/9, S02098]


xiii.
S(an)c(t)i Aegle, s(an)c(t)i Mariae, s(an)c(t)i Aeogeniae, s(an)c(t)i s(an)c(t)i Quintini.

'Of Saint Aegla, of Saint Mary, of Saint Eugenia, of Saint Saint (sic) Quintinus.'

[possibly *Thekla, follower of the Apostle Paul, S00092; Mary, Mother of Christ, S00033; Eugenia, virgin and martyr of Rome, S00401; Quintinus, martyr of Saint-Quentin, S00379]


xvii.
S(an)c(t)o Andreae apostolo et pall [ ] d(omi)ni s[ ] Marci[

'Of the Apostle Saint Andrew, and of the garment [...] of the Lord s[...]Marci[...?] '

[*Andrew the Apostle, S00288]


xix.
De minsa apostol(orum), s(an)c(t)i Desederiae, s(an)c(t)i Memiae

'Of the table of the Apostles, of Saint Desiderius, of 'Saint Memmia.'

[Unnamed *Apostles, S00084; *Desiderius, bishop and martyr of Vienne, ob. 606/7, or the bishop of Cahors, ob. 655, S02985; possibly *Memmius, first bishop of Châlons-en-Champagne, S01285]


xxi.
S(an)c(t)i Candedi.

'Of Saint Candidus.'

[possibly *Candidus, martyr of Rome, S02851, or *Candidus, member of the Theban Legion, martyrs of Agaune, S00339]


xxii.
S(an)c(t)i Castoris, s(an)c(t)i Iusti, s(an)c(t)i Aeligio, s(an)c(t)i Filici.

'Of Saint Castor, of Saint Iustus, of Saint Eligius, of Saint Felix.'

[possibly *Castor, one of the Four Crowned Martyrs of Sirmium, S00685, or the martyr of Tarsus, S01972; *Iustus, bishop of Lyon, ob. c. 390, S02411; *Eligius, bishop of Noyon, ob. 660, S02032; *Felix is impossible to identify: the most likely contenders are the priest and confessor of Nola, S00000, the martyr of Gerona, S00408, the martyr of Milan, S00609, or the bishop of Bourges, ob. c. 580, S01311]


xxiv.
S(an)c(t)i Cessatoris reclausi, de martirebus miltriginta, s(an)c(t)i Amanti.

'Of the recluse Saint Cessator, of the One-thousand-and-thirty martyrs, of Saint Amantius/Amandus.'

[*Cessator, recluse of uncertain identity, S02998; *One-thousand-and-thirty martyrs, unspecified, S03000; either *Amantius, bishop of Rodez, late 5th c., S00026, or *Amandus, missionary, monastic founder and bishop of Maastricht, ob. c. 675, S00735]


xxv.
S(an)c(t)i Cirici, de Betlem ubi natus est Chr(istu)s, s(an)c(t)o Macsencio, s(an)c(t)i Nicecio, s(an)c(t)i Marciali.

'Of Saint Cyricus, of Bethlehem where Christ was born, of Saint Maxentius, of Saint Nicetius, of Saint Martialis.'

[*Cyricus/Quiricus, martyr of Tarsus, S00007; possibly *Maxentius, abbot near Poitiers, ob. c. 534, S01144; *Nicetius, either the bishop of Lyon, ob. 573, S00049, or the bishop of Trier, ob. c. 567, S01305; *Martialis, first bishop of Limoges, S01168]


xxvi.   (see Images)
Cabill(i) s(an)c(t)i Columbi

'Of the hair of Saint Columbus.'

[probably *Columbanus, monk and missionary of Ireland, Gaul and Italy, ob. 615, S01983, but perhaps *Columba, abbot of Iona, ob. 597, S02167]


xxix.
De septuaginta et duos discipolis, s(an)c(t)i Siuerini, dom(ni) Basille, s(an)c(t)i Agnite, s(an)c(t)i Abrae abb(a)t(is), s(an)c(t)i Marci [ ] thria se confessoris, s(an)c(t)i [ ] domino Tolos[

'Of the Seventy-Two Disciples, of Saint Severinus, of Lord [or Lady?] Basilla, of Saint Agnes, of the abbot Saint Abra, of Saint Mark, [...] thria se[?] confessor, of Saint [...] lord [of?] Toulouse[?].'

[*Seventy-Two Disciples of the New Testament, S03014; *Severinus, either the hermit of Noricum, ob. 482, S00848, or the bishop of Bourdeaux, early 5th c., S01273, or the bishop of Cologne, early 5th c., S02870; either *Basil, bishop of Caesarea, ob. 379, S00837, or *Basilla/Basilissa, virgin and martyr of Rome, S00684; *Agnes, virgin and martyr of Rome, S00097; possibly *Abraham, abbot at Clermont, ob. 477, S00005; *Mark the Evangelist, S00420]


xxx.
S(an)c(t)i Exsoperi.

'Of Saint Exsuperius.'

[possibly *Exuperius, bishop of Toulouse, early 5th c., S03015; or *Exsuperius, member of the Theban Legion, martyrs of Agaune, S00339]


xxxiii.
S(an)c(t)i Firmini, s(an)c(t)i Pantaleon, s(an)c(t)i Fereoli, s(an)c(t)i Cusmati.

'Of Saint Firminus, of Saint Pantaleon, of Saint Ferreolus, of Saint Cosmas.'

[possibly *Firmus, martyr of Verona, S01487; *Pantaleon, martyr of Nicomedia, S00596; *Ferreolus, either the martyr of Besançon, S00348, or the martyr of Vienna, S01893; *Cosmas, physician martyr of Syria, S00385]


xxxiv.   (see Images)
S(an)c(t)orum reliquias Gemenorum Experosippi et Leosippi et Mioleosippi, s(an)c(t)o Romano pr(es)b(y)t(ero), s(an)c(t)i Coprosedi ep(iscop)i, s(an)c(t)i Basillio, s(an)c(t)i Austi, s(an)c(t)i Aduenti

S(an)c(t)i Octauio, Siolutis, Siuiriani marteris, s(an)c(t)i Elisabit martiris.

'Relics of the holy triplets Speusippos, Elasippos and Melesippos, of the priest Saint Romanus, of the bishop Saint Coprosedus, of Saint Basil, of Saint Austus, of Saint Adventius.

Of the martyrs Saints Octavius, Solutor and Severianus, of the martyr Saint Elisabeth.'

[*Speusippos, Elasippos and Melesippos, triplets and martyrs of Langres, S02046; probably *Romanus, priest of Blaye, ob. c. 390, S01129; *Coprosedus, bishop of uncertain identity, S03016; probaby *Basil, bishop of Caesarea, ob. 379, S00780; possibly *Augustinus, either the bishop of Hippo, ob. 430, S00077, or the martyr of Capua, S01993; *Adventor, Octavius and Solutor, martyrs of Turin, S01116; *Severianus, possibly one of the Four Crowned Martyrs of Rome, S00587; *Elisabeth, martyr of uncertain identity, S03017]


xxxv.
S(an)c(t)i Genesiae, s(an)c(t)i Petri, s(an)c(t)i Pauli, s(an)c(t)i Crucis, S(an)c(t)i Policarpi, s(an)c(t)i [Be]nigne.

'Of Saint Genesius, of Saint Peter, of Saint Paul, of the Holy Cross, of Saint Polycarp, of saint Benignus.'

[*Genesius, notary and martyr of Arles, S00263; *Peter the Apostle, S00036; *Paul the Apostle, S00008; *Polycarp, bishop and martyr of Smyrna, S00004; *Benignus, martyr of Dijon, S00320]


xxxviii.
S(an)c(t)i Gregoriae pape, s(an)c(t)i Aelariae, pallio s(an)c(t)i Mariae et s(an)c(t)i Geruasiae mart(yris), s(an)c(t)i Uicturis, s(an)c(t)i Deoteriae, s(an)c(t)i Filiciani mart(yris) et Martini mart(yris).

'Of the pope Saint Gregory, of Saint Hilary, of the garment of Saint Mary, of the martyr Saint Gervasius, of Victor, of Saint Deoteria/Deoterias, of Saint Felicianus, of the martyr Martin.'

[*Gregory 'the Great,' bishop of Rome, ob. 604, S00838; *Hilary, either the bishop of Poitiers, ob. 367, S00183, or the bishop of Arles, ob. 449, S00435; *Mary, mother of Christ, S00033; *Gervasius, martyr of Milan, S00313; *Victor, perhaps the martyr of Milan, S00312, or the martyr of Marseille, S00382, or possibly *Victorius, bishop of Le Mans, ob. c. 490, S01280; *Deoteria/Deoterias, of uncertain identity, S03018; *Felicianus, perhaps the martyr of Numenum, S00855, or the bishop and martyr of Foligno, S01976, or the martyr of Luciana, S02192, or the martyr of Damscus, S01630; *Martin, possibly the bishop of Rome, ob. 655/6, S00859]


xlii.
S(an)c(t)i Iohannis et Pauli martiris.

'Of the martyrs Saints Iohannes and Paulus.'

[*Iohannes and Paulus, brothers and eunuchs, martyrs of Rome under the emperor Julian, S00384]


xliii.
De manna, s(an)c(t)i Iohan[

'Of the manna of Saint John [...]'

[*John the Apostle and Evangelist, S00042]


xlv.
S(an)c(t)i Iori.e mar(tiris), s(an)c(t)i Agustine mar(tiris), s(an)c(t)i Luci mar(tiris), S(an)c(t)o Mauro conf[ ]anasiae, s(an)c(t)o Cusmi, S(an)c(ti) Damiani.

'Of the martyr Saint Iori.e [?], of the martyr Saint Augustinus, of the martyr Lucius, of the confessor Saint Maurus, [...]anasiae[?], Saint Cosmas, of Saint Damianus.'

[*Augustinus, martyr of Capua, S01993; *Lucius, possibly the bishop and martyr of Rome, S00288, or the martyr of Carthage, S02404, or the martyr of Beauvais, S02944; *Maurus, monk in Italy, ob. c. 584, S00326; *Cosmas and Damian, brothers, physician martyrs of Syria, S00385]


xlvi.
S(an)c(t)i Isidoro mart(iris), s(an)c(t)i Ansarico, s(an)c(t)o Gaorico, s(an)c(t)i Cibriano.

'Of the martyr Saint Isidoros, of Saint Ansaricus, of Saint Gauricus, of Saint Cyprian.'

[*Isidoris, soldier and martyr of Chios, S00425; *Ansaricus, bishop of Soissons, ob. c. 652, S03019; *Gauricus/Gaugeric, bishop of Cambrai, ob. 623/9, S02205; *Cyprian, bishop and martyr of Carthage, S00411]


l.   (see Images)
Reliquias s(an)c(t)o Leodegario in Chr(ist)o martere. Passio ipsius dies sec[unda] quod ficit mensis octubri(s).

'Relics of the martyr in Christ, Saint Leudegar. The day of his martyrdom is 2 October.'

[*Leudegar, bishop and martyr of Autun, ob. 677/9, S02098]


li.
Reliquias s(an)c(t)i Lopi ep(iscop)i et confes[

'Relics of the bishop and confessor Saint Lupus [...]'

[either *Lupus, bishop of Troyes, ob. 479, S00418, or the bishop of Sens, ob. c. 620, S02174]


lii.     Images)
S(an)c(t)i Marcellini, s(an)c(t)i Luci euangel(istae), s(an)c(t)i Anastasii, s(an)c(t)a Elena, s(an)c(t)i Isiciae, s(an)c(t)i Fronti, s(an)c(t)i Uincenti mar(tiris), s(an)c(t)i Uicturiani, s(an)c(t)i Feolariae, s(an)c(t)i Paterni, episcopi.

'Of Saint Marcellinus, of Saint Luke the Evangelist, of Saint Anastasius, of Saint Helena, of Saint Hesychios, of Saint Frons, of Saint Vincentius, of Saint Victorianus, of Saint Feolarias, of Saint Paternus.'

[*Marcellinus, probably either the bishop and martyr of Rome, S00660, or the priest and martyr of Rome buried on the Via Labicana, S00577; *Luke the Evangelist, S00442; *Anastasius, probably the monk and martyr of Persia, ob. 628, S02052; *Helena, empress and mother of Constantine, ob. 328, S00185; *Hesychios, probably the martyr of Antioch, S01034; *Frons/Fronto, confessor of Périgueux, date unknown, S02946; *Vincentius, deacon and martyr od Zaragoza and Valencia, S00290; *Victorianus, possibly the martyr of Isauria, S00549, or the abbot of Asán, S02108; possibly *Ferreolus, either the martyr of Besançon, S00348, or the martyr of Vienna, S01893; *Paternus, bishop of Avranches, ob. after 556, S02838]


liii.
(C.), hic sunt relifecas s(an)t(o) Marcello. (Signum).

'[Chrismon] Here are the relics of Saint Marcellus [notarial sign].'

[*Marcellus, probably the martyr of Chalon-sur-Saône, S00323, but possibly the bishop of Paris, late 4th/5th c., S01301]


lvi.
S(an)c(t)o Mauricio.

'Of Saint Maurice.'

[*Maurice, commander of the Theban Legion, martyrs of Agaunum, S00339]


lx.
S(an)c(t)i Maximino confes(soris) reginsis.

'Of the confessor Saint Maximus of Riez.'

[*Maximus, bishop of Riez, ob. 452/62, S00424]


lxii.
De pallio dom(n)o Medardo.

'Of the garment of Lord Medard.'

[*Medard, bishop of Vermand buried at Soissons, ob. c. 560, S00168]


lxiii.
S(an)c(t)i Niga[ sanct]i Nicetie de Treuires, s(an)c(t)i Gandidi, s(an)c(t)i Pran[ ], s(an)c(t)i Gennesio, s(an)c(t)i Iulie, s(an)c(t)i Goannis herimita, s(an)c(t)i [ ]ode, s(an)c(t)i Sufragie, s(an)c(t)i Iacobi, s(an)c(t)i Caterinae.

'Of Saint Niga[...?], [of Saint] Nicetius of Trier, of Saint Candidus, of Saint Pra[...?], Of Saint Genesius, of Saint Iulius, of the hermit Saint Iohannes/John, of Saint [...]ode[?], of Saint Suffragia/Suffragius, of Saint James, of Saint Catherine.'

[*Nicetius, bishop of Trier, ob. c. 567, S01305; *Candidus, possibly the martyr of Rome, S02851, or member of the Theban Legion, martyrs of Agaune, S00339; *Genesius, notary and martyr of Arles, S00263; *Iulius, perhaps the bishop of Rome, ob. 352, S00543, or the martyr of Rome/Capua, S02569; probably *John of Lycopolis, ascetic of Egypt, ob. c. 395; *Suffragia/Suffragias, of uncertain identity, S03020; *James, either the 'Brother of the Lord,' S00058, or the Son of Zebedee, S00108, or the Son of Alphaeus, S018101; *Catherine, martyr of Alexandria, S00765]


lxiv.
Reliquias s(an)c(t)o Nigasio de Rim(is), s(an)c(t)i [ ]etati.

'Relics of Saint Nicasius of Reims, of Saint [...]etati[?].'

[*Nicasius, bishop of Reims, 5th c., S02061]


lxvi.
S(an)c(t)o Pa[u]lo erem[ita], s(an)c(t)o Satoro, s(an)c(t)o Laurenti, s(an)c(t)i Sulpiciae, s(an)c(t)[o ]ani.

'Of the hermit Saint Paul, of Saint Saturus, of Saint Laurence, of Saint Sulpicius, of Saint [...]ani[?].'

[*Paul, the First Anchorite, S00089; *Saturus, perhaps the brother of Ambrose of Milan, 4th c., S02640, or one of the martyrs of Nicomedia, S00957, or *Saturinus, bishop and martyr of Toulouse, S00289; *Laurence, deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037; *Sulpicius, either the bishop of Bourges, ob. 591, S02151, or the 'Pious', later bishop of Bourges, ob. 636/7, S02436]


lxix.   (see Images)
Hic sunt relifecas s(an)c(t)o Petro. (Signum).

'Here are the relics of Saint Peter [notarial sign].'

[*Peter the Apostle, S00036]


lxxiii.
S(an)c(t)i Procuppio, s(an)c(t)i Ursione, s(an)c(t)i Petri.

'Saint Procopius, of Saint Ursio, of Saint Peter.'

[*Procopius, martyr of Caesarea and Palestine, S00118; possibly *Ursinus, first bishop of Bourges, S01294; *Peter the Apostle, S00036]


lxxiv. (see Images)
S(an)c(t)i Proiecti, s(an)c(t)i Leudegariae, s(an)c(t)i Sulpic[ ], s(an)c(t)i Emarine, de manna d(omi)ni, de ueste d(omi)ni, s(an)c(t)i [ ] s(an)c(t)i Candedi, Exsopere, s(an)c(t)i Rust[ ] et Ualerie mart(iris).

'Of Saint Praeiectus, of Saint Leudegar, of Saint Sulpicius, of Saint Amarinus, of the manna of the Lord, of the garment of the Lord, of Saint [...?], of Saint Candidus, of Exsuperius, of Saint Rust[...], and of the martyr Saint Valerius.'

[*Praeiectus, bishop and martyr of Clermont, ob. 676, S02425; *Leudegar, bishop and martyr of Autun, ob. 677/9, S02098; *Sulpicius, either the bishop of Bourges, ob. 591, S02151, or the 'Pious', later bishop of Bourges, ob. 636/7, S02436; *Amarinus, abbot and martyr of Clermont, ob. 676, S03021; *Candidus and Exsuperius, of the Theban Legion, martyrs of Agaune., S00339; possibly *Rusticus, either the companion of Dionysius, S00349, or the bishop of Lyon, 5th c., S02310, or the bishop of Clermont, 5th c., S02651; *Valerius, perhaps the Roman missionary martyred at Soissons, 4th c., S02700, or possibly *Valerianus, martyr of Tournus, S00324]


lxxxii.
Capillus s(an)cti Estefani pri(mi) mart(yris) et dido et ossa de capud.

'The hair of Saint Stephen, the First Martyr, and from his finger and the bone of his head.'

[*Stephen, the First Martyr, S00030]


lxxxiv.
Reliq]ui[s sancti] Solpicio.

'Relics of Saint Sulpicius.'

[*Sulpicius, either the bishop of Bourges, ob. 591, S02151, or the 'Pious', later bishop of Bourges, ob. 636/7, S02436]


Text: Atmsa, Vezin and Marischal 1987, 40-59.
Translation: B. Savill.

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Images

xxvi. Columbanus or Columba (Atmsa, Vezin and Marischal, 1987)

xxxiv. Speusippos, Elasippos and Melesippos, Romanus, Coprosedus, Basil, 'Austus', Adventius, Octavius, Solutor, Severianus, Elisabeth (Atmsa, Vezin and Marischal, 1987)

l. Leudegar (with date of feast) (Atmsa, Vezin and Marischal, 1987)

liii. Marcellus (with chrismon and notarial sign of authentication) (Atmsa, Vezin and Marischal, 1987)

lxix. Peter (with notarial sign of authentication) (Atmsa, Vezin and Marischal, 1987)

lxxiv. Praeiectus, Leudegar, Sulpicius, Amarinus, the manna and garment of the Lord, (? unidentified saint), Candidus, Exuperius, Rusticus, Valerius (Atmsa, Vezin and Marischal, 1987)