The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity

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

Name

Scillitan Martyrs, martyrs in Carthage from Scillium

Saint ID

S00913

Number in BH

BHL 7527-7534
BHG 1645

Reported Death Not Before

170

Reported Death Not After

180

Gender

Male
Female

Type of Saint

Martyrs, Groups and pairs of saints

Related Evidence Records

ID	Title
E01932	Augustine of Hippo preaches a sermon in Carthage (central North Africa), in the Basilica Novarum, on the feast day of the *Scillitan Martyrs (martyrs in Carthage from Scillium, S00913). Sermon 37, delivered in Latin, 397/411.
E01942	According to lemmas in medieval manuscripts, several sermons of Augustine of Hippo, in which no specific saints are mentioned, were delivered in the cult places of various martyrs in Carthage at various moments between 391 and 430.
E01969	Victor of Vita, in his History of the Vandal Persecution (1.9), states that the Vandals, after their conquest in 439 of Carthage (central North Africa), confiscated for use by the Arian church the city's Basilica Maiorum, in which the bodies of Perpetua and Felicitas (martyrs of Carthage, S00009) were buried, and the church dedicated to the Scillitan Martyrs (martyrs in Carthage from Scillium, S00913). Written in Latin, probably in Carthage, 484/489.
E02198	Calendar of the Church of Carthage (central North Africa) lists saints whose liturgical commemorations were celebrated in July. Written in Latin in Carthage, probably between 505 and 535.
E02656	Augustine of Hippo preaches a sermon on the feast of the *Scillitan Martyrs (martyrs in Carthage from Scillium, S00913). Sermon 299D, delivered in Latin, probably in Carthage (central North Africa), possibly in 413.
E02683	Augustine of Hippo preaches a sermon on the feast of the *Scillitan Martyrs (martyrs in Carthage from Scillium, S00913), referring to their Acts. Sermon 299E, delivered in Latin, probably in Carthage (central North Africa), possibly in 397.
E02686	Augustine of Hippo preaches a sermon on the feast of the *Scillitan Martyrs (martyrs in Carthage from Scillium, S00913), referring to their Acts. Sermon 299F, delivered in Latin, possibly in Carthage (central North Africa), sometime between 391 and 430.
E04884	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 17 July.
E04885	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 July.
E04989	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 17 October.
E05581	Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 17 July in Carthage of the *Scillitan Martyrs (martyrs in Carthage from Scillium, S00913). Written in Latin at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 725/731.
E07371	Latin mosaic roundels from Carthage (central North Africa), with the names of seven martyrs: Speratus (probably one of the Scillitan martyrs, S00913); Stephen (The First Martyr, S00030); Sirica (otherwise unknown martyr of Africa, S02764); Saturus and Saturninus, and probably Perpetua and Felicitas (all compnion martyrs of Carthage, S00009). Probably 6th/7th c.
E07390	The Latin Martyrdom of *Felix (bishop of Thibiuca, martyr in Italy or of Carthage, S02084), tells of his martyrdom under Diocletian; in one version he is martyred at Venosa, in another at Nola (both in southern Italy); in the latter version, his relics are returned to Carthage (central North Africa). Written in either Italy or North Africa, sometime during Late Antiquity.
E08013	The Latin Martyrdom of the *Scillitan Martyrs (martyrs in Carthage from Scillium, S00913) recounts the trial and death in Carthage of Christian men and women from Scillium, in AD 180. Written probably in Carthage, apparently using trial records, possibly soon after 180.