Name
Adrianos, martyr of Nicomedia, and Natalia, his pious wife
Saint ID
S01342
Number in BH
BHG 27-27a
GenderMale
Male
Female
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Groups and pairs of saints, Aristocrats, Officials and professionals
ID | Title | E01443 | The short Life of *Honorius (bishop of Rome, ob. 638, S01459) in the Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome soon after his death, lists his construction of, and offerings to, the churches of many saints in Rome and its region. | E02790 | Gregory the Great in two papal letters (Register 1.18 and 13.3), of 591 and 602, mentions a monastery of saint *Adrianus (presumably Adrianos, martyr of Nicomedia, S01342) in Palermo (Sicily). Written in Latin in Rome. | E02828 | Hymn in honour of *Adrianos and Natalia, (martyr of Nicomedia and his pious wife, S01342), recounting the story of Adrianos' martyrdom, and the encouragement given him by Natalia. Composed in Lain in Hispania, probably in the 7th c. | E03032 | The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 21 February *Adrianos and Natalia (martyr of Nicomedia and his pious wife, S01342). | E03188 | The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 7 June, in the church of the Anastasis, *Adrianos and Natalia, (martyr of Nicomedia and his pious wife, S01342). | E03640 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th century, based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Jerusalem, commemorates on 10 February 'Theognios' , the invention of the relics of *Zechariah (either the Old Testament Prophet, S00283, or the father of John the Baptist, S00597), 'Potime' (unidentified), *Thyrsos (martyr of Bithynia, S00612), 'Alexandros' (unidentified), and *Adrianos and Natalia (martyr of Nicomedia and his pious wife, S01342). | E03651 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th century, based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Jerusalem, commemorates on 21 February *Adrianos and Natalia (martyr of Nicomedia and his pious wife, S01342), *Polycarp/Polykarpos (bishop and martyr of Smyrna, S00004), and *Eustathios (bishop of Antioch, ob. 337, S01316). | E03667 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th century, based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Jerusalem, commemorates on 3 March*Eutropios and Kleonikos, and *Basiliskos (martyrs of Pontus, S01152 and S00388), *Adrianos and Natalia (martyr of Nicomedia and his pious wife, S01342), *Agapios (probably the martyr of Caesarea of Palestine, S00188), *Gerasimos (anchorite, founder of a monastery in the Judean desert, S01507), and *Porphyrios (bishop of Gaza, ob. 420, S01368). | E03721 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 26 April *Hesychios (martyr of Antioch, S01034), *Adrianos and Natalia (martyr of Nicomedia and his pious wife, S01342), *George (soldier and martyr, S00259), *Agapios (martyr of Caesarea of Palestine, S01804), *Thyrsos (martyr of Bithynia, S00612) and *Alexandros and his companions (possibly martyrs in Egypt under Julian, S01190), *Mark (the Evangelist, S00293), and *Basileus (bishop and martyr of Amasea S01634). | E03763 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 7 June *Adrianos and Natalia (martyr of Nicomedia and his pious wife, S01342), *Passarion (archimandrite in Palestine, ob. 428, S01502) and *Polybios (bishop of Salamis, disciple of Epiphanios of Cyprus, 5th c., S01498). | E03905 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 24 October *Merkourios (soldier and martyr of Caesarea of Cappadocia,S01323), *Micah (Old Testament Prophet, S01236), *Varos (probably the martyr of Egypt buried in Palestine, S01212), *Adrianos and Natalia (martyr of Nicomedia and his pious wife, S01342), *Arethas and the Martyrs of Najran (ob. 522/523, S01492), *Markianos (martyr of Constantinople, ob. c. 351, S01719), and *Sophia and her daughters (martyrs of Rome, S00554). | E04248 | The Miracles of *Artemios (32) recount how *Artemios (martyr of Antioch under Julian, S01128), at his shrine in Constantinople, healed Menas, an Alexandrian, from injured intestines and genitals. Written in Greek in Constantinople, 582/668; assembled as a collection, 658/668. | E04945 | 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 8 September. | E05651 | Latin Orationale of the Old Hispanic Liturgy (Orationale Visigothicum), with prayers used on the feasts of saints in June and July: *Adrianos and Natalia (martyr of Nicomedia and his pious wife, S01342), *John the Baptist (S00020), the Apostles *Peter and Paul (S00036 and S00008), *Iusta and Rufina (martyrs of Seville, S02099), and *Cucuphas (martyr of Barcelona, S00502). Written perhaps in Tarragona (north-east Hispania), probably in the 7th c. and certainly before 732. | E06600 | The Greek Martyrdom of *Adrianos and Natalia (martyr of Nicomedia and his pious wife, S01342) recounts the trial and execution in Nicomedia (north-west Asia Minor) of Adrianos, a convert to Christianity, the support given him by his Christian wife Natalia, the translation of his and his companions' relics to the shrine of Argyropolis near Byzantion, and Natalia's final journey to the shrine and her death there. Probably written in Constantinople at some point in the 5th-7th c. | E07001 | The De Locis Sanctis, a guide to the martyrs' burials around Rome, is followed by an Appendix listing 21 churches dedicated to saints within the Aurelianic walls of Rome. Written in Latin in Rome, certainly after 625 and before 790, possibly in 642/683. |
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