Name
Martin, bishop and confessor of Rome, ob. 655/656
Saint ID
S00859
Number in BH
BHL 5592-5598
Reported Death Not Before
655
Reported Death Not After
656
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
"Confessors", Bishops , Martyrs
| ID | Title | E01634 | The short Life of *Martin (bishop and confessor of Rome, ob. 653, S00859) in the Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome soon after his death, mentions a miracle which saved his life at the church of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033) 'at the Crib' in Rome; his death in exile as a 'confessor' at Chersonesos (in the Crimea); his burial, perhaps in a church of Mary, on 17 December; and posthumous miracles. | E03866 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 15 September the death of *John Chrysostom (bishop of Constantinople, ob. 407, S00779) and *Niketas the Goth (martyr of the Danube region, buried at Mopsuestia, S00711), and probably *Martin (confessor and bishop of Rome, ob. 655/656, S00859). | E04923 | 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 18 August. | E06301 | Audoin's Latin Life of *Eligius (bishop of Noyon, ob. 660, S02032) is an exceptionally long text, describing the saint's life across two books. Book 1 outlines Eligius' career as a goldsmith and courtier, and includes a list of the shrines which he embellished. Book 2 tells of his activities as bishop of Noyon, with many miracles, including the discovery of lost saints' bodies; it concludes with his death and solemn burial, and a long list of posthumous miracles. Throughout the Life, Audoin stresses his close connections with Eligius. Written in Gaul, possibly in 660/86, with later additions and emendations. | E08046 | The Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor (AM 6149) contains multiple entries describing Pope *Martin I (bishop of Rome and confessor, ob. 655/6, S00859) and *Maximos the Confessor (monk, theologian, and confessor, ob. 662, S01455) as confessors and/or martyrs because of their persecution by the emperor Constans II. Chronicle compiled in the Byzantine Empire in the early 9th c., using extracts from earlier Greek texts | E08315 | 35 relic labels at Sens (northern Gaul), datable by their script to the 7th or 8th century, for relics of a great diversity of saints. Written in Latin, perhaps at Sens, or at an earlier stage in their transmission. |
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