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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Lucina, virgin and martyr of Rome, buried on the via Aurelia

Saint ID

S00557

Reported Death Not Before

50

Reported Death Not After

312

Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Virgins
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00689The 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.
E06788Latin 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.