Name
Iohannes/John I, bishop of Rome, ob. 526
Saint ID
S00308
Reported Death Not Before
526
Reported Death Not After
526
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops , Martyrs
| 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. | E00539 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (39), narrates the suffering and death of *John I (bishop of Rome, ob. 526, S00308), imprisoned and tortured in Ravenna (northern Italy) by the Arian King Theodoric, in 526. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. | E01356 | The second edition of the Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome between the 530s and 546, presents *John I (bishop of Rome, ob. 526, S00308) as 'the vicar of the blessed *Peter' (the Apostle, S00036), describes his death in prison, and mentions his burial at St *Peter's (00036) basilica in Rome, on 27 May 526. In the second edition he is explicitly termed a 'martyr'. | 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. | E04459 | Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (3.2), describes two miracles effected by *John I (bishop of Rome, ob. 526, S00308). Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. | E05553 | Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 28 May of the laying to rest of *Iohannes/John I (bishop of Rome (523-526), S00308), about whom *Gregory (the Great, ob. 604, S00838) wrote. Written in Latin at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 725/731. |
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