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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Eulalia, virgin and martyr of Mérida

Saint ID

S00407

Number in BH

BHL 2699-2703

Reported Death Not Before

303

Reported Death Not After

312

Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Virgins
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00367Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Martyrs (Liber in Gloria Martyrum), in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. Overview entry.
E00640Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (90), tells of trees miraculously blossoming in December, during her feast, at the tomb of *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407) in Mérida (south-west Hispania), thereby predicting the abundance of the harvest for the next year. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594.
E00787Prudentius writes Crowns of the Martyrs III, a poem on the martyrdom *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407): Eulalia, a twelve-year-old girl, willingly provokes her own martyrdom; at her death a dove leaves her mouth and snow covers her dead body. Written in Latin in Calahorra (northern Hispania), c. 400. Overview of Peristephanon III.
E00788Prudentius, in his poem (Crowns of the Martyrs III) on *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407), describes the tomb and shrine of the saint in Mérida (south-west Hispania) and the custom of bringing flowers to her tomb. Written in Latin in Calahorra (northern Hispania), c. 400.
E00801Prudentius, 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.
E02046According to Hydatius in his Chronicle, in AD 429 the Suevic leader Heremigarius offended the martyr *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407) while pillaging Lusitania (south-west Hispania); consequently, his army was defeated, and Heremigarius himself drowned. Written in Latin, probably in Chaves (north-west Hispania), c 468/469.
E02047Hydatius in his Latin Chronicle records how Theodoric II, king of the Goths, refrained from the pillage of Mérida (south-west Hispania) in 456/7 because of warnings from *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407); written probably in Chaves (north-west Hispania), c 468/469.
E02203Calendar of the Church of Carthage (central North Africa) lists saints whose liturgical commemorations were celebrated in December. Written in Latin in Carthage, probably between 505 and 535.
E03216The Lives of the Fathers of Mérida (1), recounts how Agustus, a young boy serving the church of *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407) falls ill and during his illness has a vision of heaven and the saints; on the night following his death he is seen as a figure in white; he is buried in the basilica of Eulalia. Written in Latin in Mérida (south-west Spain), 633/680.
E03292The Lives of the Fathers of Mérida (5.5-6) recounts the conflict in the city over the basilica and relics of *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407) between the Arian King Leovigild and his bishop Sunna, and Bishop Masona of Mérida in 569/586. Written in Latin in Mérida (south-west Spain), 633/680.
E03293The Lives of the Fathers of Mérida makes numerous references to the church in the city of *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407). Written in Latin in Mérida (south-west Hispania), 633/680.
E03498Augustine of Hippo preaches a sermon on the feast of *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407), in which he also mentions other martyrs, all of them from Africa. Sermon 313G, delivered in Latin, probably in Hippo Regius (Numidia, central North Africa) in the early 410s.
E03509The Lives of the Fathers of Mérida (4.10), tells the story of a woman, a debtor of Bishop Fidelis (c. 560-570). Fidelis, seriously ill, lies in the basilica of *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407) and remits debts, returning pledges; the woman, however, is unable to receive her remission because of the great crowd; at home, she has a vision of the martyrs *Cyprian (bishop and martyr of Carthage, S00411) and *Laurence, (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037) who say that she failed because she never visited their basilicas. Written in Latin in Mérida (south-west Spain), 633/680.
E03536The Lives of the Fathers of Mérida (5.2) recounts that because of the virtues of Bishop Masona (c. 570 – c. 600/610) and the merits of *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407), God kept disease and famine far from Lusitania, people were wealthy, joyful, and full of charity, and the Jews and pagans converted to Christianity. Written in Latin in Mérida (south-west Spain), 633/680.
E03537The Lives of the Fathers of Mérida (5.8), tells how *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407) appeared in a vision to the exiled Bishop Masona and promised him he would be restored to his see; later she appeared to the Arian King Leovigild, flogged him and ordered him to restore Masona to Mérida; on his way back, Masona rescued the property of Eulalia, which Masona's replacement was taking from the city. Written in Latin in Mérida (south-west Hispania), 633/680.
E04190Prudentius writes Crowns of the Martyrs XI, a poem on the martyrdom of *Hippolytus (martyr of Rome, S00509); the poem is an account of the visit of Prudentius to the tomb of Hippolytus on the via Tiburtina (outside Rome), and contains an account of the saint's martyrdom in Ostia (the port of Rome). Written in Latin in Calahorra (northern Spain), c. 400. Overview of Peristephanon XI.
E04223Prudentius, in his poem (Crowns of the Martyrs XI) on *Hippolytus (martyr of Rome, S00509), tells of the feast of the saint in Rome on 13 August, and asks Bishop Valerianus of Calahorra, to whom this poem is dedicated, to introduce the feast on this day into Spain; he also mentions the feasts of *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407), *Cyprian (bishop and martyr of Carthage, S00411), and *Chelidonius (soldier and martyr of Calahorra, companion of Emeterius, S00410). Written in Latin in Calahorra (northern Spain), c. 400.
E05047The 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 December.
E05048The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 11 December.
E05049The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 12 December.
E05169The 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.
E05172Latin Orationale of the Old Hispanic Liturgy of the 7th c. (Orationale Visigothicum), with prayers used on the feasts of saints in December: *Leocadia (virgin and confessor of Toledo, S01367), *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407), *Mary, Mother of Christ (S00033), *Stephen, the First Martyr (S00030), *Eugenia (virgin and martyr of Rome, S00401), *John the Apostle and Evangelist (S00042), *Columba (virgin and martyr of Sens, 01862).
E05515Hymn in honour of *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407) composed in Latin in Spain possibly in the 7th c.
E05862The Calendar of Willibrord, in its earliest version, records the feasts of various saints in December. Written in Latin at Echternach, Frisia (north-east Gaul), 703/710.
E06046Mosaics 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.
E06245Venantius 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.
E06516Aldhelm, in his prose On Virginity, addresses in his opening salutation ten nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), four of whom are seemingly named after saints: *Justina/Ioustina (virgin and martyr of Antioch, S01704), *Scholastica (nun of central Italy, ob. c. 543, S01728), *Eulalia (probably the virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407; or perhaps the one of Barcelona, S02047), and *Thekla (follower of the Apostle Paul, S00092). Written in Latin in southern Britain, c. 675/686.
E06626Aldhelm, in his prose On Virginity, names *Thekla (follower of the Apostle Paul, S00092) and *Eulalia (probably the virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407; or perhaps Eulalia of Barcelona, S02047) as exemplary virgins. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/686.
E06659Aldhelm's verse On Virginity lists a range of saints as exemplary virgins, with some variations to the list found in the earlier prose version of the same treatise. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/710. Overview entry
E08222The 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.
E08232The Gothic Missal includes prayers for the celebration of mass on the feast day of *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407). Written in Latin in Gaul, perhaps at Luxeuil for the Christian community of Autun, c. 680/710.
E08428A charter/royal diploma issued by Reccared, king of the Visigoths, records his gift of fiscal properties to the monastery at Asán (north-east Hispania) dedicated to the Apostles *Peter and *Paul (S00036 and S00008), *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), *Vincent (deacon and martyr of Zaragoza and Valencia, S00290), *Eulalia (virgin and martyr of Mérida, S00407), and *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050). Written in Latin at Toledo (central Hispania), 13 December 586.
E08525The Latin Confession of *Leocadia (virgin and confessor of Toledo, S01367) is written in Hispania, probably in the 7th century. It mentions other martyrs of Hispania as Leocadia's peers.