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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Paula, the elder, follower of Jerome, ob. 404

Saint ID

S01510

Gender
Type of Saint
Ascetics/monks/nuns
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E03364The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 28 August *Elisabeth (mother of John the Baptist, S01328), the deposition of the relics of *Paula (the elder, follower of Jerome, S01510), *Serapion (ascetic monk, S01511), *Jerome (Church Father, ob. 420, S00267) and *Marcella (associate of Jerome and Paula, S01512).
E03846The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 28 August *Elisabeth (mother of John the Baptist, S01328), the deposition of the relics of *Paula (the elder, follower of Jerome, S01510), *Serapion (ascetic monk, S01511), *Jerome (monk and writer, S00267) and *Marcella (associate of Jerome and Paula, S01512), *Maurice (Roman emperor, ob. 602, S00039), and an unidentified martyr.
E04623The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 26 January.
E06493The Latin Life of *Sadalberga (abbess of Laon, ob. 671/8, S02434) records the saint's life, miracles, and death. Written perhaps at Laon (north-east Gaul), c. 680.
E07112The Greek Life of *Martinianos (hermit of Palestine, ob. c. 422, S01640) recounts the life of a young ascetic from Caesarea of Palestine, who lived for several years on an island of the Mediterranean and died in Athens. Written in Palestine, in the 6th century or later.