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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Clemens/Clement, bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea

Saint ID

S00111

Number in BH

BHL 1848-1857

Reported Death Not Before

95

Reported Death Not After

105

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops , Martyrs, Writers
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00268The Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome in the 530s, and re-edited before 546, in its account of *Clemens/Clement (bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea, S00111), tells how he made church notaries record the acts of the martyrs of Rome, himself died a martyr in Greece, and was buried there on 24 November [AD 100].
E00367Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Martyrs (Liber in Gloria Martyrum), in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. Overview entry.
E00535Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (35), tells of the tomb of *Clemens/Clement (bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea, S00111) on the seabed, which is uncovered by the sea only on the day of his feast; a child left there by mistake was found asleep and unharmed a whole year later. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594.
E00536Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (36), tells of relics of *Clemens/Clement (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00111) being brought to the territory of Limoges (western Gaul); their authenticity was proved when they miraculously regenerate a dry spring, invoked by the prayers of *Aredius (monastic founder in the Limousin, ob. 591, S00302). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594.
E02011Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (1.25), mentions several 1st, 2nd, and 3rd c. martyrs, namely *Peter (the Apostle, S00036), *Paul (the Apostle, S00008), *James ('the brother of the Lord', S00058), *Mark (the Evangelist, S00293), *Stephen (the first martyr, S00030), *Clemens/Clement (bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea, S00111), *Symeon (bishop and martyr of Jerusalem, S01139), *Ignatios, (bishop of Antioch and martyr of Rome, S00649), *Iustinus (philosopher and martyr of Rome, S01140), *Polycarp (bishop and martyr of Smyrna, S00004), *Cornelius (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00172), and *Cyprian (bishop and martyr of Carthage, S00411). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 575/594.
E02202Calendar of the Church of Carthage (central North Africa) lists saints whose liturgical commemorations were celebrated in November. Written in Latin in Carthage, probably between 505 and 535.
E02397Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (10.1), quotes in full the instructions of Pope Gregory the Great in 590 to the people of Rome, then suffering the plague, for a sevenfold litany (septiformis letania), with seven supplicatory processions through the city to the church of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033) [Santa Maria Maggiore], departing from different churches: of *Cosmas/Kosmas and Damianus (brothers, physician martyrs of Syria, S00385); *Gervasius and Protasius (brothers and martyrs of Milan, S00313); *Marcellinus and Petrus (priest and exorcist, martyrs of Rome, S00577); *Iohannes and Paulus (brothers and eunuchs, martyrs of Rome, S00384); *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030); *Euphemia (martyr of Chalcedon, S00017); *Clemens/Clement, (bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea, S00111). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 590/594.
E02488The Latin Martyrdom of Clemens narrates how *Clemens/Clement (bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea, S00111) healed and converted a certain Sisinnius with his household and several other aristocrats in Rome; Clemens’ exile to the Black Sea; the many conversions triggered there; his death by being thrown into the sea; the miraculous receding of the sea to reveal his body placed in a sarcophagus in a temple, and how this miracle is repeated every year on the saint's feast day. Written presumably in Rome, between the late 4th and the early 6th c.
E02744The Latin decrees of a synod, held in 499 in St Peter's basilica, Rome, by Pope Symmachus (498-514), are subscribed to by a number of presbyters of the city's titular churches, each identified by the name of his titulus, a few of which are dedicated to saints; preserved as Symmachus Letter 1.
E02890The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th century, based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Jerusalem, commemorates on 24 January *Clemens/Clement (bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea, S00111), *Vincent (deacon and martyr in Zaragoza and Valencia, S00290), *Kyriakos (a monk of St Sabas, S01358), and all the deceased monks of St Sabas.
E02955The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 24 January, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, *Clemens/Clement (bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea, S00111).
E03934The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 22 November *Agapios (martyr of Caesarea of Palestine, S00188), *Amphilochos (theologian and bishop of Iconium, ob. c. 400, S01805), *Clemens/Clement (bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea, S00111) and *Caecilia (virgin and martyr of Rome, S00146).
E03938The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 26 November *Peter (bishop and martyr of Alexandria, S00247), *John II (bishop of Jerusalem, ob. 417, S00172) or *John III (bishop of Jerusalem, ob. 524, S00194), *Irenarchos (martyr of Sebasteia, S00623), *Elianos (probably the martyr of Amman, S00889), *Clemens/Clement (bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea, S00111).
E04582Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (4.15), mentions the church dedicated to *Clemens/Clement (bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea, S00111) in Rome. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593.
E05026The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 21 November.
E05028The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 23 November.
E05314Two small fragments of a Latin inscription, probably an epitaph, recording the name of 'saint Clemens' (S01813) in the genitive case. Found in the ager Veranus, and probably from the cemetery of Cyriaca ad Sanctum Laurentium, via Tiburtina, Rome. Probably 4th c.
E05329Fragmentary Latin epitaph, for the wife or other female relative of a cleric of the titulus-church of *Clemens (S01813), not named 'saint’, followed by a poorly preserved poem imitating Damasan wording. Found in the ager Veranus, via Tiburtina, Rome. Probably second half of the 4th or first half of the 5th c.
E05675Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 23 November at Rome of *Clemens/Clement (bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea, S00111). Written in Latin at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 725/731.
E05861The Calendar of Willibrord, in its earliest version, records the feasts of various saints in November. Written in Latin at Echternach, Frisia (north-east Gaul), 703/710.
E06046Mosaics in the nave of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna (northern Italy) depicting twenty-two female saints, preceded by the three Magi, processing towards the Virgin and Child, and twenty-six male saints, probably originally preceded by *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), processing towards Christ; created under Bishop Agnellus, 557/564.
E06244Pope Zosimus, in a letter to the bishops of Africa in 417 (Collectio Avellana 45), states that he questioned the presbyter Caelestius, accused of heresy, in the basilica in Rome of *Clemens/Clement (bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea, S00111). Written in Latin in Rome.
E06362The decrees of a synod held by Pope Gregory the Great in 595 in St Peter’s basilica, Rome, are subscribed by presbyters from many of the city's titular churches, all dedicated to saints (Register 5.57a). Written in Latin in Rome.
E06551Aldhelm, in his prose On Virginity, names *Clemens/Clement (bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea, S00111) as an exemplary virgin. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/686.
E06591The Latin Gelasian Sacramentary (or Liber Sacramentorum Romanae Ecclesiae), probably compiled around 750 near Paris using earlier material from Rome, records prayers to saints on their feast days in November.
E06659Aldhelm's verse On Virginity lists a range of saints as exemplary virgins, with some variations to the list found in the earlier prose version of the same treatise. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/710. Overview entry
E07001The De Locis Sanctis, a guide to the martyrs' burials around Rome, is followed by an Appendix listing 21 churches dedicated to saints within the Aurelianic walls of Rome. Written in Latin in Rome, certainly after 625 and before 790, possibly in 642/683.
E07613The Latin Deeds of *Austremonius (martyr and first bishop of Clermont, S01255) by Praeiectus of Clermont tells how the saint was sent from Rome with other apostles to Gaul by Pope Clement; of his foundation of the church of Clermont and monastery of Issoire; of his miracles; and of his martyrdom by Jews (together with an unnamed baptised Jewish boy). Written at Issoire or Clermont (both central Gaul), c. 650/75.
E07904Jerome, in his On illustrious men, in his note on *Clemens/Clement (bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea, S00111), states that a church in Rome preserves the memory of Clemens' name. Written in Latin in Bethlehem (Palestine), 392/393.
E07924Theodosius, in his On the Topography of the Holy Land, gives an account of the martyrdom of *Clemens/Clement (bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea, S00111) in Cersona on the Crimea, and of how his grave on the sea-bed is miraculously exposed for eight days a year, around the saint's feast day. Written in Latin, perhaps in Africa, 518/540.
E08080Latin inscription by a certain presbyter Severus commemorating his dedication to *Peter (the Apostle, S00036), and mentioning the titulus-church of *Clemens/Clement (bishop of Rome, martyr of the Crimea, S00111), the present-day San Clemente. Found in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. Dated 533.
E08222The Gothic Missal compiles liturgical texts for the celebration of saints' feasts throughout the year. Written in Latin in Gaul, perhaps at Luxeuil for the Christian community of Autun, c. 680/710. Overview entry.
E08229The Gothic Missal includes prayers for the celebration of mass on the feast day of *Clement (bishop of Rome and martyr of the Crimea, S00111). Written in Latin in Gaul, perhaps at Luxeuil for the Christian community of Autun, c. 680/710.
E08255Latin inscription over a postern gate, saying it is defended by the martyrs *Clemens/Clement (probably the bishop of Rome and martyr of the Crimea, S00111) and *Vincentius (deacon and martyr of Zaragoza and Valencia, S00290), built by the patricius Solomon as part of the fortifications of Calama (Numidia, central North Africa), 539/544.