Name
Erasmus, bishop of Antioch and martyr of Formia
Saint ID
S00867
Number in BH
BHL 2578 ; BHG 602
Reported Death Not Before
250
Reported Death Not After
312
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Bishops
| ID | Title | E01653 | The short Life of *Adeodatus (bishop of Rome, ob. 676, 00868) in the Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome soon after his death, mentions the restoration of a church of *Peter (the Apostle, S00936) on the via Portuensis outside Rome, and the enlargement of the monastery of *Erasmus (probably the martyr of Formia, S00867) inside the city, as well as Adeodatus' burial at St Peter's on 26 June. | E02762 | Gregory the Great in a papal letter (Register 1.8) of 590, to bishop Bacauda of Formia, mentions the grave of the martyr *Erasmus (bishop of Antioch and martyr of Formia, S00867) in Formia (southern Italy). Written in Latin in Rome. | E02771 | The Martyrdom of *Erasmus (bishop of Antioch and martyr of Formia, S00867) narrates Erasmus' trials, tortures, miracles, and travels in Antioch, Ohrid, Sirmium and Curratium, ending with his death in Formia. Written in Latin or Greek (and translated into the other language), possibly in Formia (southern Italy), existing in Latin by the early 9th c. at the latest. | E02772 | Gregory the Great in a papal letter (Register 1.23) of February 591, to Anthemius, rector of the papal patrimony in Campania, mentions a monastery of Saint *Erasmus (martyr of Formia, S00867) on the side of 'mount Repperus', and an oratory of an unspecified archangel (probably *Michael, S00181) next to a basilica of *Peter (the Apostle, 00036) in the Castrum Lucullanum (near Naples); all in Campania (southern Italy). Written in Latin in Rome. | E05856 | The Calendar of Willibrord, in its earliest version, records the feasts of various saints in June. Written in Latin at Echternach, Frisia (north-east Gaul), 703/710. | E06401 | Gregory the Great in a papal letter (Register 9.171) of 599, to Romanus, defensor of the papal patrimony in Sicily, mentions a monastery dedicated to *Erasmus (bishop of Antioch and martyr of Formia, S00867), *Maximus (probably the bishop of Naples, ob. c. 361, S02171) and *Juliana (martyr of Nicomedia, buried at Pozzuoli/Cumae, S01162) in Naples (southern Italy), and a hostel dedicated to *Theodore (soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480), probably in Palermo (Sicily). Written in Latin in Rome. | E06402 | Gregory the Great in a papal letter (Register 9.173) of 599, to Fantinus, defensor of the papal patrimony in Sicily, seeks the recovery of property of the abbot of two monasteries, one dedicated to the Archangel (presumably *Michael, S00181), the other to *Erasmus (bishop of Antioch and martyr of Formia, S00867), *Maximus (probably the bishop of Naples, ob. c. 361, S02171) and *Juliana (martyr of Nicomedia, buried at Pozzuoli/Cumae, S01162); both monasteries presumably in Naples (southern Italy). Written in Latin in Rome. |
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