Name
Alexander, Eventius and Theodolus, bishop, priest and deacon, martyrs of Rome
Saint ID
S00127
Number in BH
BHL 266
Reported Death Not Before
110
Reported Death Not After
130
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Bishops , Lesser clergy , Groups and pairs of saints
| ID | Title | E00169 | The Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome in the 530s, and re-edited before 546, in its account of *Alexander (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00127), tells how he was martyred with his priest Eventius and deacon Theodulus, and buried on the via Nomentana outside Rome, close to where he was beheaded, on 3 May [AD 116]. | E00637 | The Notitia ecclesiarum urbis Romae, a guide to saints' graves around Rome, lists those on the via Salaria nova, north-east of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 625/649. | E01350 | The second edition of the Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome between the 530s and 546, in its account of *Symmachus (bishop and confessor of Rome, ob. 514, S00793), lists his building works at, and donations to, the churches of various saints in Rome and its region during his episcopate (498-514). | E02481 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Alexander, Eventius and Theodolus (respectively bishop, priest and deacon, all martyrs of Rome, buried on the via Nomentana, S00127), and of *Hermes (martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria vetus, S00404) and *Quirinus (martyr of Rome, buried in the cemetery of Praetextatus on the via Appia, S01225) narrates the miracles performed by Alexander and the conversions of the prefect Hermes, the tribune Quirinus and his prisoners; their martyrdoms and burial. Quirinus is buried on the via Appia in the cemetery of Praetextatus; Hermes on the via Salaria vetus; and Alexander, Eventius and Theodulus at the seventh milestone of the via Nomentana, where a bishop is appointed to oversee their cult. Written presumably at the principal martyrs’ shrine on the via Nomentana, near Rome, before the 8th c. | E05546 | Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 3 May at Rome of *Alexander, bishop, and Eventius and Theodolus, priests (martyrs of Rome, S00127). Written in Latin at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 725/731. | E06912 | The Cymiteria totius Romanae urbis lists 17 cemeteries around the city of Rome, giving their original names and the name of a prominent saint (or saints) buried there. Presumably written in Rome, possibly in the 6th c. | E06998 | The De Locis Sanctis, a guide to the graves of the martyrs around Rome, lists those on the via Salaria nova, north-east of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683. | E07470 | Fragmentary Latin inscription commemorating a dedication to *Alexander and most probably Eventius (bishop and priest, martyrs of Rome, S00127). Found in the cemetery of Saint Alexander on the via Nomentana, Rome. Probably early 5th c. [provisional entry] | E07471 | Fragmentary Latin inscription commemorating a dedication to unnamed saints, probably *Alexander and *Eventius (bishop and priest, martyrs of Rome, S00127). Found in the cemetery of Saint Alexander on the via Nomentana, Rome. Probably 5th or 6th c. [provisional entry] | E07472 | Latin graffiti, probably invoking *Alexander (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00127). Found in the cemetery of Saint Alexander on the via Nomentana, Rome. Probably 5th or later. [provisional entry] | E07473 | Very fragmentary Latin inscriptions referring to some martyrs whose names are lost, probably *Alexander and *Eventius (bishop and priest, martyrs of Rome, S00127). Found in the cemetery of Saint Alexander on the via Nomentana, Rome. Probably 5th c. or later. [provisional entry] | E07474 | Latin verse inscription in two elegiac couplets deploring sacrilegious damage by barbarians to unnamed 'well-deserved ones (meriti)'. Now lost, but probably from the cemetery of Saint Alexander on the via Nomentana, Rome. Probably mid- or second half of the 6th c., possibly 537-555. [provisional entry] | E07475 | Very fragmentary Latin epitaph from the cemetery of Saint Alexander on the via Nomentana, Rome, recording the date of death of the buried person as the feast (dies natalis) of unnamed martyrs, probably *Alexander, Eventius and Theodolus (bishop, priest, and deacon, and martyrs of Rome, S00127) venerated in this cemetery. Could we write: Probably 3rd c., perhaps 276. Very tentatively dated 276 (by a restored consular date). [provisional entry] | E07477 | Latin epitaph invoking an unnamed martyr, possibly *Alexander, Eventius or Theodolus (bishop, priest, and deacon, martyrs of Rome, S00127). Found in the cemetery of Saint Alexander on the via Nomentana, Rome. Probably second half of the 4th c. [provisional entry] | E08363 | Seven relic labels from Cantù (north-west Italy), datable by their script to c. 700, for relics of various saints. Written in Latin, perhaps at Cantù, or possibly Rome or Milan. |
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