Name
Genesius, notary and martyr of Arles
Saint ID
S00263
Number in BH
BHL 3304-3310
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Officials and professionals
| ID | Title | E00367 | Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Martyrs (Liber in Gloria Martyrum), in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. Overview entry. | E00476 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (22), records relics of *Genesius (notary and martyr of Arles, S00263) housed in the church of Narbonne (south-west Gaul). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. | E00478 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (46), tells of a written Martyrdom of *Nazarius and Celsus (martyrs of Milan, S00281), according to which they were martyred in Embrun (south-east Gaul), and buried there; their graves were lost and a pear-tree grew over them, which bore healing fruits; the saints ordered it to be cut down, and a church was built on the spot; in the altar of this church there are relics of *Genesius (notary and martyr of Arles, S00263). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. | E00479 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (66), tells of the apparition of *Genesius (martyr of Thiers, S00265) to a peasant in the territory of Clermont (central Gaul), leading to the discovery of his tomb; he also records the building of his church, institution of his feast and deposition there of relics of another *Genesius (notary and martyr of Arles, S00263), all by Avitus, bishop of Clermont, in 571/593. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. | E00480 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (67-68), recounts several miracles of *Genesius (notary and martyr of Arles, S00263): how wood from a tree at the place of his martyrdom cures the sick; how on the day of his festival those endangered by the collapse of the bridge of boats over the Rhône were saved; how the Lombards failed to loot the church of his burial; and how a woman cast into the Rhône was saved when she invoked the saint; all in Arles (southern Gaul). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. | E00486 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Genesius (notary and martyr of Arles, S00263) is composed in Arles, at an uncertain date, probably in the 5th or 6th c. It emphasises Genesius' link to the river Rhône, and mentions the translation of his body and his patronage over the communities of both river banks. Full text, and full English translation. | E00795 | Anonymous Latin sermon ('Eusebius Gallicanus', Sermon 56), on the martyrdom of *Genesius (notary and martyr of Arles, S00263). Preached perhaps at Arles (southern Gaul), probably in the 5th century. Full text, and full English translation. | E00801 | Prudentius, in his poem (Crowns of the Martyrs IV) on the *Eighteen Martyrs of Zaragoza (north-eastern Hispania, S00485), lists the saintly patrons of various places in Hispania, Gaul and North Africa, who will be presented by their cities at the Last Judgement, and singles out Zaragoza for special praise, because of the number of its martyrs. Written in Latin in Calahorra (northern Hispania), c. 400. | E02497 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Genesius (mime artist and martyr of Rome or Arles, S00508). It narrates Genesius mocking Christians through mime, his conversion as he mimed baptism and had a vision of angels, the tortures he endured and his death. Written at an uncertain place and date, perhaps in central Italy, by the early 9th c. at the latest. | E04928 | 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 23 August. | E04930 | 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 25 August. | E05053 | 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 16 December. | E05724 | Anonymous Latin text describing how the prayers of *Honoratus (founder of Lérins and bishop of Arles, S00438) caused *Genesius (notary and martyr of Arles, S00263) to intervene to prevent disaster when the bridge of boats across the River Rhône at Arles (southern Gaul) broke up while a crowd of worshippers was crossing it on Genesius' feast day. Probably composed at Arles in the 5th century. Full text, and full English translation. | E06072 | The Latin Life of *Hilary of Arles (Hilary/Hilarius, bishop of Arles, ob. 449, S00435) is written in southern Gaul in the late 5th century. Overview entry. | E06245 | Venantius Fortunatus, in a poem on virginity (8.3), when describing the court of heaven lists numerous saints with the cities of their resting-place. Written in Latin in Gaul, probably in the early 570s. | E06283 | The Latin Life of *Caesarius (bishop of Arles, ob. 542, S00491), records in two books the bishop's life, miracles (several through objects that had been in contact with the saint), and death. Several churches and feasts in Arles are mentioned. Written by five clerics of the ecclesiastical province of Arles (southern Gaul), 542/5. | E07574 | Caesarius, bishop of Arles, delivers four sermons (Sermons 223-226) on the feast days of unnamed martyrs; one of them enjoins his congregation to dress well, but with moderation, at their festivals. Written in Latin at Arles (southern Gaul), 503/542. | E07748 | List of relics and diptych from the monastery of the Holy *Apostles (S02422) and *Martyrs (S02818) at Arles (southern Gaul), giving the names of saints whose relics were deposited in the monastery and the people for whom prayers were to be offered in the liturgy. The list contains the names of all the Apostles, as well as *Mary (mother of Christ, S00033), *John the Baptist (S00020), and *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), together with four Gallic martyrs, *Genesius (martyr of Arles, S00263), *Symphorianus (martyr of Autun, S00322), *Baudilius (martyr of Nîmes, S00383), and *Victor (martyr of Marseille, S00382), and three Gallic bishops, *Hilary (bishop of Poitiers, ob. 367, S00183), *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050), and *Caesarius (bishop of Arles, ob. 542, S00491). Written in Latin at Arles, in 600/650. | E07912 | Venantius Fortunatus, in a poem (5.2) to Martin, bishop of Galicia (i.e. Martin of Braga, ob. 580), refers to Arles as the 'city of *Genesius' (notary and martyr of Arles, S00263). Written in Latin in Gaul, 565/576. | E08267 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Ragnebert (martyr of Bugey, ob. c. 675, S02976), records the saint's exile from court after his implication in a political conspiracy; his penance; his execution at Bugey (eastern Gaul); and his posthumous cult and miracles. Written in Gaul, probably 684/c.750. | E08315 | 35 relic labels at Sens (northern Gaul), datable by their script to the 7th or 8th c., for relics of a great diversity of saints. Written in Latin, perhaps at Sens, or at an earlier stage in their transmission. | E08355 | The Latin Life of Hilary of Arles describes how the funeral of *Hilary (bishop of Arles, ob. 449, S00435) took place in the basilicas of *Stephen (the first martyr, S00030) and *Genesius (notary and martyr of Arles, S00263) at Arles (southern Gaul), and how the people of Arles sought to obtain relics from his body. Written in southern Gaul, possibly at Marseille, c. 470/490. |
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