Name
Praxedes, virgin and martyr of Rome
Saint ID
S00142
Number in BH
BHL 6989
Reported Death Not Before
135
Reported Death Not After
155
Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Groups and pairs of saints, Virgins
| ID | Title | E00324 | The Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome in the 530s, and re-edited before 546, in its account of *Pius (bishop of Rome, S00672) tells of his burial in Rome close to the body of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036) on 11 July [AD 146]. An interpolation in the second edition, certainly added later than 546, probably in Rome, attributes to Pius the construction of the church in Rome of *Pudentiana (martyr of Rome, S00591), sister of *Praxedes (martyr of Rome, S00142). | 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. | E02507 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Pudentiana and *Praxedis (martyrs of Rome, S00591 and S00142) narrates the foundation of the titulus Pastoris by Pudens in Rome; Pudentiana’s death and burial in the cemetery of Priscilla on the via Salaria; the consecration of the baths of Novatus as a church in the name of Pudentiana, where a titulus is established and a baptistery built; the martyrdom of *Simetrius and 22 others (martyrs of Rome, S01439) and their burial in the cemetery of Priscilla, on the via Salaria; Praxedis’ death and burial near her father and sister. Written presumably in Rome, perhaps during the Laurentian schism (498-506). | E03255 | The Latin Life of *Pastor (priest and martyr of Rome, S01842) narrates that Pastor, priest and disciple of the apostle *Paul (S00008), together with *Timotheus (presumably the disciple of Paul, S00466), is the dedicatee of a church (titulus pastoris) near the vicus Laterici in Rome built by the senator Pudens, where he is buried. He took care of the burial of several saints, among whom the virgins *Praxedes and *Pudentiana (martyrs of Rome, S00591 and S00142), whose Lives he also wrote. Written presumably in Rome, at an uncertain date, by the 12th-13th c. at the latest. | E04888 | The 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 July. | E06362 | The 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. | 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. | E07887 | The Itinerarium Malmesburiense, a guide to saints' graves around and within Rome, lists those outside porta Salaria (now called saint Silvester's gate) on the via Salaria, north-east of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683. |
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