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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Genesius, martyr of Rome, buried near the via Tiburtina, $S00508

Saint ID

S00508

Number in BH

BHL 3315-3322d

Reported Death Not Before

285

Reported Death Not After

305

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00678The Notitia ecclesiarum urbis Romae, a guide to saints' graves around Rome, lists those between the via Nomentana and the via Tiburtina, east of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 625/649.
E06996The De Locis Sanctis, a guide to the graves of the martyrs around Rome, lists those on the via Tiburtina, east of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683.
E08607Numerous gold-glass vessels, found in the catacombs of Rome and datable to the 4th and early 5th c., depict apostles, martyrs and other saints. The Apostles *Peter and *Paul (S00036 and S00008) are much the most frequently depicted figures, generally together as a pair; but other martyrs, almost all from Rome, and some biblical figures, are also shown.