Name
Theogenes, martyr and probably bishop of Hippo
Saint ID
S01133
Reported Death Not Before
249
Reported Death Not After
260
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops , Martyrs
| ID | Title | E02217 | Augustine of Hippo refers to a reading earlier in the day at the memorial shrine (ad memoriam) of *Theogenes (martyr and probably bishop of Hippo, S01133) in Hippo Regius (Numidia, central North Africa). Sermon 272B, delivered in Latin in Hippo, 417. | E02218 | Augustine of Hippo preaches a sermon on the feast of *Fructuosus, Augurius and Eulogius (martyrs of Tarragona, S00496), at the memorial shrine of *Theogenes (martyr and probably bishop of Hippo, S01133) in Hippo Regius (Numidia, central North Africa), and refers to the reading of their Martyrdom. He emphasises that, though martyrs like these, as well as *Agnes (virgin and martyr of Rome, S00097), are superior to pagan heroes, they are honoured, not worshipped by Christians. Sermo 273, delivered in Latin at Hippo, between 391 and 430. |
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