Name
Emeterius and Celidonius, soldiers and martyrs of Calahorra
Saint ID
S00410
Reported Death Not Before
64
Reported Death Not After
363
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Soldiers, Groups and pairs of saints
| 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. | E00643 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (92), Gregory of Tours tells of *Emeterius and Celidonius (soldiers and martyrs of Calahorra, S00410): of their miracles in Calahorra (northern Hispania); and of their martyrdom, with attendant miracle, quoting Prudentius' Crowns of the Martyrs. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. | E00761 | Prudentius writes Crowns of the Martyrs I, a poem on the martyrdom of *Emeterius and Celidonius (soldiers and martyrs of Calahorra, S00410). Written in Latin in Calahorra (northern Hispania), c. 400. Overview of Peristephanon I. | E00762 | Prudentius, in his poem (Crowns of the Martyrs I) on *Emeterius and Celidonius (soldiers and martyrs of Calahorra, S00410), mentions people seeking help at the place of their martyrdom. Written in Latin in Calahorra (northern Hispania), c. 400. | E00763 | Prudentius, in his poem (Crowns of the Martyrs I) on *Emeterius and Celidonius (soldiers and martyrs of Calahorra, S00410), tells of a soldier who stole the acts of martyrdom of the saints, so that their cult would not spread. Written in Latin in Calahorra (northern Hispania), c. 400. | E00764 | Prudentius, in his poem (Crowns of the Martyrs I) on *Emeterius and Celidonius (soldiers and martyrs of Calahorra, S00410), tells of miracles taking place at the martyrs' graves, and mentions their feast. Written in Latin in Calahorra (northern Hispania), c. 400. | 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. | E00934 | Prudentius writes Crowns of the Martyrs VIII, a poem on a baptistery constructed at the place of martyrdom of *Emeterius and Celidonius (soldiers and martyrs of Calahorra, S00410); in the poem, the author plays with the association between baptism with blood and with water. Written in Latin in Calahorra (northern Hispania), c. 400. Overview of Peristephanon VIII. | E04190 | Prudentius 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. | E04223 | Prudentius, 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. | E04971 | 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 29 September. |
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