Name
Pancratius, martyr of Rome
Saint ID
S00307
Number in BH
BHL 6420-6427b
Reported Death Not Before
285
Reported Death Not After
310
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Children, Converts
| 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. | E00538 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (38), tells of the tomb of *Pancratius (martyr of Rome, S00307) outside Rome; he is the favoured saint in Rome for guaranteeing the truth of oaths. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. | E00689 | The Notitia ecclesiarum urbis Romae, a guide to saints' graves around Rome, lists those on the via Aurelia, west 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). | E01380 | The short Life of Pelagius I, bishop of Rome 556-561, in the Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome, probably during the 6th c., mentions a supplicatory procession with hymns (a 'litany'/ laetania), led by Pelagius, from the church of *Pancratius (martyr of Rome, S00307) to the basilica of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036) [at the Vatican], as well as the beginning of the construction of the basilica of the Apostles *Philip (S00109) and *James (the son of Alphaeus, S01801), and Pelagius' burial at St. Peter's; all in and around Rome. | E01443 | The short Life of *Honorius (bishop of Rome, ob. 638, S01459) in the Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome soon after his death, lists his construction of, and offerings to, the churches of many saints in Rome and its region. | E02502 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Pancratius (martyr of Rome, S00307) narrates Pancratius’ journey with his uncle Dionysius from Phrygia to Rome, where they live on the Caelian Hill; their conversion by pope Cornelius, and their baptism; Pancratius’ martyrdom at the hands of Diocletian and his burial on the via Aurelia in a new tomb. Written presumably in Rome, at an uncertain date, perhaps in the late 6th or early 7th c. and certainly by the early 8th c. at the latest. | E05169 | The Latin Calendar of Sinai records the feasts of saints through the year, followed by a list of the apostles to various regions of Christianity. Written possibly in North Africa, possibly in the 7th/8th c.; preserved in a manuscript, probably of the 9th c., in St Catherine's monastery, Sinai. Basic Entry. | E05548 | Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 12 May at Rome of *Pancratius (martyr of Rome, S00307). Written in Latin at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 725/731. | E06042 | Pope Vitalianus, in a letter to Oswiu, king of the Northumbrians (northern Britain), states that he is sending him and his wife relics of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036), *Paul (the Apostle, S00088), *Iohannes and Paulus (martyrs of Rome, S00384), *Gregory ('the Great,' bishop of Rome, ob. 604, S00838), and *Pancratius (martyr of Rome, S00307). Written in Latin at Rome, 666/8; recorded by Bede, writing at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 731. | E06046 | Mosaics in the nave of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna (northern Italy) depicting twenty-two female saints, preceded by the three Magi, processing towards the Virgin and Child, and twenty-six male saints, probably originally preceded by *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), processing towards Christ; created under Bishop Agnellus, 557/570. | E06349 | Gregory the Great in a papal letter (Register 4.18) of 593, to Maurus, abbot of Saint Pancratius, entrusts the care of the burial church at Rome of *Pancratius (martyr of Rome, S00307) to him and a newly established monastery, and orders that divine office be held daily before the saint's body. Written in Latin in Rome. | E06370 | Gregory the Great in a papal letter (Register 6.50) of 596, to Palladius, bishop of Saintes (western Gaul), discusses a church in Saintes to the Apostles *Peter and *Paul (S00036; S00008), and the Roman martyrs *Laurence and *Pancratius (S00037; S00307), and mentions the despatch of relics of these four saints for altars in the church. Written in Latin in Rome. | E06399 | Gregory the Great in a papal letter (Register 9.166) of 599, to Fortunatus, bishop of Naples, mentions the foundation and consecration of a monastery dedicated to *Hermes (martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria vetus, S00404), *Sebastianus (martyr of Rome, S00400), *Cyriacus (presumably the martyr of Rome, S00678) and *Pancratius (martyr of Rome, S00307) in Naples (southern Italy). Written in Latin in Rome. | E06404 | Gregory the Great with a papal letter (Register 9.184) of 599, to Constantius, bishop of Milan (northern Italy), sends contact relics (sanctuaria) of *Paul (the Apostle, S00008), *John (probably the Baptist, S00020) and *Pancratius (martyr of Rome, S00307), and sets out how they should be deposited. Written in Latin in Rome. | E06411 | Gregory the Great in a papal letter (Register 9.233) of 599, to Decius, bishop of Lilybaeum, asks him to consecrate a female monastery dedicated to *Peter (the Apostle, S00036), *Laurence (deacon and martyr of Rome, S01229), *Hermes (martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria vetus, S00404), *Pancratius (martyr of Rome, S00307), *Sebastianus (martyr of Rome, S00400), and *Agnes (virgin and martyr of Rome, S00097), inside the city of Lilybaeum (Sicily). Written in Latin in Rome. | E06544 | The Latin Gelasian Sacramentary (or Liber Sacramentorum Romanae Ecclesiae), probably compiled around 750 near Paris using earlier material from Rome, records prayers to saints on their feast days in May. | E06788 | Latin papyrus preserved in Monza (northern Italy) listing the 'oils of the holy martyrs who in body rest in Rome' brought from Rome for Theodelinda, queen of the Lombards, naming many Roman saints. Written at Monza or Rome, 590/604; preserved in its original copy. | E06982 | The De Locis Sanctis, a guide to the graves of the martyrs around Rome, lists those on the via Aurelia, west of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683. | E07896 | The Itinerarium Malmesburiense, a guide to saints' graves around and within Rome, lists those outside porta Aurelia (now called saint Pancratius' gate) on the via Aurelia, west of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683. | E08142 | Procopius of Caesarea, in his Wars, refers to gates in the walls of Rome named after *Pancratius (martyr of Rome, S00307), *Peter (the Apostle, S00036), and *Paul (the Apostle, S00008), during the Gothic sieges of 537-8 and 549. Written in Greek at Constantinople c. 551. |
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