Name
Hilarinus, martyr of Ostia
Saint ID
S01518
Number in BH
BHL 3236
Reported Death Not Before
361
Reported Death Not After
363
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
| ID | Title | E02520 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Gallicanus, Iohannes and Paulus (martyrs of Rome under Julian, S01244 and S00384) is divided into two parts, it first narrates the conversion of the general Gallicanus and his daughters Attica and Artemia, thanks respectively to the eunuchs Iohannes and Paulus and the emperor Constantine’s daughter, Constantia, who was healed from leprosy thanks to her devotion to *Agnes (virgin and martyr of Rome, S00097); Gallicanus’ devotion to *Peter (the Apostle, S00036), his donations to the poor and to the Church, and building of two churches, one dedicated to *Laurence (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037) in Ostia, where he lives with *Hilarinus (martyr of Ostia, S01518); Gallicanus’ exile in Egypt under Julian and his martyrdom there; the martyrdom and burial of Hilarinus in Ostia. The second part narrates the martyrdom of the eunuch brothers *Iohannes and Paulus (S00384) and their burial in their own house, at the hands of Terentianus and his son, who later convert to Christianity and reveal the story of the saints’ martyrdom. An alternative version, written in the 6th c., adds the martyrdoms of *Crispus, Crispinianus and Benedicta (martyrs of Rome, S01526 and S01516), and of *Terentianus and his son (martyrs of Rome, S01517), all buried by the priests Iohannes and Pimenius in Iohannes and Paulus’ house; it ends with the building of a church in the saints’ house by the senator Vizantius and his son Pammachius. Written presumably in Rome, in the 5th or 6th c. | E04883 | 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 16 July. | E05580 | Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 16 July in Ostia (the port of Rome) of *Hilarinus (martyr of Ostia under the emperor Julian, S01518). Written in Latin at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 725/731. | E08116 | The Latin Life of *Cassianus (bishop of Autun, central Gaul, ob. c. 330/340, S01290) describes how Cassianus is born in Alexandria, Egypt, founds a church dedicated to *Laurence (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037) in an Egyptian city during the reign of Julian, and later becomes bishop of the city. In response to a divine command, he leaves his see, travels to Gaul, and settles at Autun, visiting the shrine of *Symphorianus (martyr of Autun, S00322). He assists *Simplicius (bishop of Autun, mid 4th c., S01292) and then succeeds him as bishop and serves for twenty years. After his death, his grave is visited by *Germanus (bishop of Auxerre, ob. c. 448, S00455). Written in Gaul, probably Autun, between c. 600 and c. 850. |
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