The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity

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

Name

Rufina and Secunda, virgins and martyrs of Silva Candida, near Rome

Saint ID

S00814

Number in BH

BHL 7359

Reported Death Not Before

257

Reported Death Not After

257

Gender

Female

Type of Saint

Martyrs, Virgins

Related Evidence Records

ID	Title
E01378	The short Life of Vigilius, bishop of Rome 537-555, in the Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome, probably during the 6th c., mentions the episcopal see close to Rome, known as 'Sancta *Rufina and Secunda', named after the two virgin martyrs of Silva Candida (S00814).
E02510	The Latin Martyrdom of *Rufina and Secunda (virgins and martyrs of Silva Candida, near Rome, S00809) narrates the trials endured, miracles performed, execution and burial of the virgins at the 10th milestone from Rome on the via Cornelia. Written presumably near Rome, at an uncertain date, by the late 7th c. at the latest.
E04876	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 9 July.
E04877	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 10 July.
E06656	Aldhelm, in his prose On Virginity, names *Rufina and Secunda (virgins and martyrs of Silva Candida near Rome, S00814) as exemplary virgins. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/686.
E06659	Aldhelm'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
E06981	The De Locis Sanctis, a guide to the graves of the martyrs around Rome, lists those on the via Cornelia, north-west of the city, opening with that of *Peter (the Apostle, S00030). Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683.
E07884	The Itinerarium Malmesburiense, a guide to saints' graves around and within Rome, lists those outside the porta Cornelia (now called saint Peter's gate) on the via Cornelia, north-west of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683.