Name
Cyrinus/Quirinus, martyr/confessor of Rome buried in the cemetery of Praetextatus, via Appia
Saint ID
S01225
Number in BH
BHL 266
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Converts
| ID | Title | E00683 | The Notitia ecclesiarum urbis Romae, a guide to saints' graves around Rome, lists those on the via Appia, south of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 625/649. | E02481 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Alexander, Eventius and Theodolus (respectively bishop, priest and deacon, all martyrs of Rome, buried on the via Nomentana, S00127), and of *Hermes (martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria vetus, S00404) and *Quirinus (martyr of Rome, buried in the cemetery of Praetextatus on the via Appia, S01225) narrates the miracles performed by Alexander and the conversions of the prefect Hermes, the tribune Quirinus and his prisoners; their martyrdoms and burial. Quirinus is buried on the via Appia in the cemetery of Praetextatus; Hermes on the via Salaria vetus; and Alexander, Eventius and Theodulus at the seventh milestone of the via Nomentana, where a bishop is appointed to oversee their cult. Written presumably at the principal martyrs’ shrine on the via Nomentana, near Rome, before the 8th c. | E05141 | Fragmentary Latin inscription possibly recording the purchase of a tomb and a burial near a martyr whose name is partly lost, possibly *Quirinus (martyr/confessor of Rome, S01225) or *Urbanus (pope and confessor/martyr of Rome, S00538). Found in the Cemetery of Praetextatus, via Appia, Rome. Probably late 4th c. | E06586 | The Latin Gelasian Sacramentary (or Liber Sacramentorum Romanae Ecclesiae), probably compiled around 750 near Paris using earlier material from Rome, records prayers to saints on their feast days in June. | E06992 | The De Locis Sanctis, a guide to the graves of the martyrs around Rome, lists those on the via Appia, south of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683. |
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