Name
Confessors, unnamed or name lost
Saint ID
S00184
GenderMale
Male
Female
Type of Saint
| ID | Title | E00370 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (5), tells how *Radegund (former queen, and monastic founder, ob. 587, S00182) obtained for her monastery in Poitiers (western Gaul) relics of the Holy Cross, and, through servants sent to the East for this purpose, relics of martyrs and confessors, which she placed in the reliquary of the Holy Cross; miracles occur in Poitiers in the presence of this reliquary. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. | E00377 | Eusebius of Caesarea, in his Martyrs of Palestine (7.3-4 and 8.2-4), narrates the martyrdom of *Domninos (martyr of Caesarea of Palestine, S00190) and *Auxentios (martyr of Caesarea of Palestine, S00298) on 5 November, and the suffering of three unnamed young men. Written in Greek at Caesarea, in 311; a longer version of the text survives only in a later Syriac translation. | E00382 | Eusebius of Caesarea, in his Martyrs of Palestine (8.1), narrates the story of ninety-seven confessors, taken from the porphyry quarries of the Egyptian Thebaid, tried in Diocaesarea (Palestine), mutilated, and condemned to the copper mines of Palestine. Written in Greek at Caesarea (Palestine), in 311; a longer version of the text survives only in a later Syriac translation. | E00472 | Eusebius of Caesarea, in his Martyrs of Palestine (8.13), narrates the story of one hundred and thirty confessors from Egypt, who suffered in Palestine and Cilicia in 309. Written in Greek at Caesarea (Palestine) in 311; a longer version of the text survives only in a later Syriac translation. | E00720 | Inscription with prayer in Greek, from a church in Kasossos near Mylasa (Caria, western Asia Minor). Refers to saints and other holy figures: *Abraham (Old Testament patriarch, S00275), *Jacob (Old Testament patriarch, S00280), *Moses (Old Testament prophet and lawgiver, S00241), *Elijah (Old Testament prophet, S00217), *Elisha (Old Testament prophet, S00239), the Apostles *Peter (S00036) and *Paul (S00008), other unnamed Apostles (S00084), unnamed Confessors (S00184), *George (soldier and martyr, S00259), *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), and a virgin *Eirene (possibly the martyr of Magedon, S02162). Probably late antique (6th/8th c.) or later. | E00734 | Greek list from Hipponon in the Herakleopolite nome (Middle Egypt), presenting items bequeathed, handed over, or promised to the shrine of an unnamed martyr; datable to the 5th c. | E01251 | Coptic funerary inscription with a long invocation to a large number of saints including *Michael (the Archangel, S00181),*Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), *Adam and Zoe/Eve (the first man and woman, S00772), the Prophets, the Apostles, the Martyrs and Confessors, and *Apollo, Anoup and Phib (monks and monastic founders, S00774), as well as a long list of other holy monastic figures. The inscription on a limestone stele presumably dates to the 6th/9th century, and most likely comes from Bawit (Middle Egypt). | E02448 | Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Confessors, in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. Overview entry. | E02676 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (63), tells how dust from the tomb in Lyon (south-east Gaul) of an unnamed woman, who is said to have picked up a sandal of *Epipodius (martyr of Lyon, S00318), cures the sick. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. | E02677 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (64), tells how a man buried in the church of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033) in Lyon (south-east Gaul) appeared to his pious wife in a vision to reveal the fraud of a priest who was stealing the fine wine she was donating to the church. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. | E02696 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (75), recounts how *Simplicius (bishop of Autun, later 4th c., S01292) and his wife demonstrated their chastity by their garments being unharmed by burning coals; this miracle led to the baptism of more than a thousand people. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. | E02699 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Confessors (77), recounts a story told him by Felix, bishop of Nantes (north-west Gaul), of how a shining lamb was seen sleeping with an [unnamed] bishop of Nantes who had chastely separated from his wife. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 587/588. | E08222 | The 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. | E08240 | The Gothic Missal includes a number of formulaic prayers, which could be adapted for the celebration of mass on the feast days of various *apostles (S00084), *martyrs (S00060) and *confessors (S00184). Written in Latin in Gaul, perhaps at Luxeuil for the Christian community of Autun, c. 680/710. | E08335 | The Bobbio Missal compiles liturgical texts for the celebration of saints' feasts throughout the year. Written in Latin in south-east Gaul, perhaps at or near Vienne, c. 675/725. |
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