Name
Felicissimus and Agapitus, and four other deacons of Xystus II, all martyrs of Rome
Saint ID
S00202
Number in BH
BHL 7801
Reported Death Not Before
255
Reported Death Not After
260
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Lesser clergy
| ID | Title | E00362 | The Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome in the 530s, and re-edited before 546, in its account of *Xystus/Sixtus II (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00201), lists the martyrdoms and burials of the following saints (here as recorded in the second edition): Xystus himself, and his six deacons, *Felicissimus, Agapitus, Ianuarius, Magnus, Vincentius and Stephanus, (all S00202) on 6 August; his archdeacon *Laurence (S00037), with four lesser martyrs (S00213) on 10 August; Xystus is recorded as buried in the cemetery of Callixtus, on the via Appia, the six deacons in the cemetery of Praetextatus, also on the via Appia, and Laurence in a crypt in the ager Veranus on the via Tiburtina, all outside Rome. | E00679 | The Notitia ecclesiarum urbis Romae, a guide to saints' graves around Rome, lists those on the via Tiburtina, east of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 625/649. | E00683 | The Notitia ecclesiarum urbis Romae, a guide to saints' graves around Rome, lists those on the via Appia, south of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 625/649. | E01052 | The Depositio Martirum, a list of burials of martyrs (primarily of Rome), gives both the day of the year and the place of their burial; from the so-called Chronography of 354, compiled in Latin in Rome, c. 354. | E01315 | The Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome in the 530s, and re-edited before 546, in its account of *Felix III (bishop of Rome, ob. 492, S00785), recounts his building of a basilica of *Agapitus (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00203), near the church of saint Laurence on the via Tiburtina outside Rome, and his burial at the basilica of *Paul (the Apostle, S00008) [AD 492]. | E04383 | Gregory the Great writes the Dialogues, recounting miraculous stories with various local saints as their subject. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. Overview entry. | E04591 | Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (4.18), in a story about a pious lawyer, mentions two Roman churches: that dedicated to *Sixtus/Xystus II (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00201) on the via Appia, where the lawyer is buried, and that to *Ianuarius (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00202) on the via Praenestina. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. | E04595 | Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (4.54-56), describes how the bodies of sinners buried in churches dedicated to *Faustinus (martyr of Brescia, S01845) in Brescia (northern Italy), *Syrus (bishop and martyr of Genoa, S01846) in Genoa (northern Italy), and *Ianuarius (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00204) in Rome, are miraculously ejected from the churches. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. | E04621 | 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 24 January. | E04910 | 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 6 August. | E04913 | 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 10 August. | E04923 | 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 18 August. | E05133 | Fragmentary Latin inscription invoking *Ianuarius (eldest son of Felicitas and martyr of Rome, buried on the via Appia, S02863; or the deacon and martyr of Rome, S00204), *Felicissimus (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00202), and *Agapitus (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00203) on behalf of a deceased person. Found in the Cemetery of Praetextatus, via Appia, Rome. Probably 4th c. | E05134 | Latin graffiti invoking *Felicissimus and *Agapitus (both deacons of Xystus II and martyrs of Rome, 00202). Found in the Cemetery of Praetextatus, via Appia, Rome. Probably late 5th or 6th c. and late 8th – early 9th c. | E05161 | Latin monumental epitaph for one or two martyr(s) whose name(s) is/are lost. Often identified as *Felicissimus and *Agapitus (both deacons of Xystus II and martyrs of Rome, S00202), but once, probably wrongly, thought to have been *Urbanus (pope and confessor/martyr of Rome, S00538). The inscription is sometimes considered as Damasan. Found in the Cemetery of Praetextatus, via Appia, Rome. Probably 4th c. | E05597 | Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 6 August at Rome of *Xystus/Sixtus (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00201) and his deacons *Felicissimus and Agapitus, and subdeacons Ianuarius, Magnus, Vincentius and Stephanus (all S00202). 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. | E06992 | The De Locis Sanctis, a guide to the graves of the martyrs around Rome, lists those on the via Appia, south of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683. | E07892 | The Itinerarium Malmesburiense, a guide to saints' graves around and within Rome, lists those outside the porta Appia on the via Appia, south of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683. |
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