Name
Simetrius, priest and martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria
Saint ID
S01439
Number in BH
BHL 6989
Reported Death Not Before
140
Reported Death Not After
161
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Lesser clergy
| ID | Title | E00637 | The Notitia ecclesiarum urbis Romae, a guide to saints' graves around Rome, lists those on the via Salaria nova, north-east of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 625/649. | E02507 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Pudentiana and *Praxedis (martyrs of Rome, S00591 and S00142) narrates the foundation of the titulus Pastoris by Pudens in Rome; Pudentiana’s death and burial in the cemetery of Priscilla on the via Salaria; the consecration of the baths of Novatus as a church in the name of Pudentiana, where a titulus is established and a baptistery built; the martyrdom of *Simetrius and 22 others (martyrs of Rome, S01439) and their burial in the cemetery of Priscilla, on the via Salaria; Praxedis’ death and burial near her father and sister. Written presumably in Rome, perhaps during the Laurentian schism (498-506). | E06998 | The De Locis Sanctis, a guide to the graves of the martyrs around Rome, lists those on the via Salaria nova, north-east of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683. | E07887 | The Itinerarium Malmesburiense, a guide to saints' graves around and within Rome, lists those outside porta Salaria (now called saint Silvester's gate) on the via Salaria, north-east of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683. |
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