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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Severinus, bishop of Rome, ob. 640

Saint ID

S00852

Reported Death Not Before

640

Reported Death Not After

640

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E01623The short Life of *Severinus (bishop of Rome, ob. 640, S00852) in the Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome soon after his death, emphasises his sanctity, and records his repair of the apse-mosaic of the basilica of *Peter (the Apostle, S00037) in Rome, as well as his burial in this church on 2 August.