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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Castus and Aemilius, martyrs of Carthage

Saint ID

S01202

Reported Death Not Before

249

Reported Death Not After

251

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E02196Calendar of the Church of Carthage (central North Africa) lists saints whose liturgical commemorations were celebrated in May. Written in Latin in Carthage, probably between 505 and 535.
E02300Augustine of Hippo preaches a sermon on the feast of *Castus and Aemilius (martyrs of Carthage, S01202). Sermon 285, delivered in Latin, probably in Carthage (central North Africa), possibly in 405/410.
E05169The Latin Calendar of Sinai records the feasts of saints through the year, followed by a list of the apostles to various regions of Christianity. Written possibly in North Africa, possibly in the 7th/8th c.; preserved in a manuscript, probably of the 9th c., in St Catherine's monastery, Sinai. Basic Entry.
E05552Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 22 May in Africa of *Castus and Aemilius (martyrs of Carthage, S01202). Written in Latin at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 725/731.
E07392Two Latin inscriptions, one commemorating *Secundulus (martyr of Carthage, companion of Perpetua, S00009), and one probably commemorating *Castus and Aemilius (martyrs of Carthage, S01202), found in a large basilica, with a central crypt, at modern Mçidfa, just outside Carthage (Proconsularis, central North Africa). Probably 6th/7th.