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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Calocerus and Parthenius, martyrs of Rome

Saint ID

S00679

Number in BH

BHL 1534

Reported Death Not Before

50

Reported Death Not After

312

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E01052The Depositio Martirum, a list of burials of martyrs (primarily of Rome), gives both the day of the year and the place of their burial; from the so-called Chronography of 354, compiled in Latin in Rome, c. 354.
E02486The Latin Martyrdom of *Calocerus, Parthenius, *Victoria, Anatolia and Audax (martyrs of Rome and of Picenum, S00679 and S01406), probably originally a single text though later fragmented in the manuscripts, narrates the trial and death in Rome of Calocerus and Parthenius, and their burial next to the tomb of *Sixtus (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00201); the vow in Rome of Victoria and Anatolia to keep their virginity; their enforced and separate travel to different cities of Picenum (central Italy), where both effect miracles and conversions, including that of Audax who is then martyred; their death and burial in the same region. Written presumably in Picenum, at an uncertain date, probably before the late 7th c.
E04694Latin graffiti with the names of *Calocerus and Parthenius (martyrs of Rome, S00679), arguably recording the date of the deposition of their bodies. Found in the lower part of the cemetery of Callixtus, in the crypt named after the two martyrs (probably their tomb). Via Appia, Rome. Probably late 4th-early 5th c.
E06992The De Locis Sanctis, a guide to the graves of the martyrs around Rome, lists those on the via Appia, south of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683.
E07892The Itinerarium Malmesburiense, a guide to saints' graves around and within Rome, lists those outside the porta Appia on the via Appia, south of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683.