Name
Asterius, martyr of Ostia
Saint ID
S01550
Number in BH
BHL 5543 BHL 1523
Reported Death Not Before
268
Reported Death Not After
270
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Converts, Lesser clergy , Aristocrats
| ID | Title | E02093 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Marius, Martha, Audifax and Abacuc of Persia (martyrs of the via Cornelia near Rome, S01163) and of *Valentinus (priest and martyr of Rome, S00433) narrates how Marius and his family travelled from Persia to Rome; their care for persecuted Christians and for the burial of martyrs, in particular *Blastus (martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria vetus, S00476) in a crypt on the via Salaria, and *Cyrinus/Quirinus (martyr of Rome, S01551) in a crypt in the cemetery of Pontianus (on the via Portuensis); the trial of the priest Valentinus and his conversion of the princeps *Asterius (martyr of Ostia, S01550) and all his household; the latter's arrest, martyrdom and burial at Ostia, where a church is built; Valentinus’ martyrdom and burial on the via Flaminia; the martyrdom of Marius and his family on the via Cornelia, and their burial. Miracles abound up to this day at the burial places of the martyrs. Written probably in the diocese of Silva Candida near Rome, probably no later than the 6th c. | E02485 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Callixtus (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00145), *Calepodius (priest and martyr of Rome, S01411) and Companions narrates the activities in Rome of pagans around the Capitol and of Christians in Trastevere; the conversion and baptism of the consul Palmatius and the senator Simplicius, with their households, and of the soldier Privatus; miraculous healings; the martyrdom of all the protagonists as well as of *Asterius (martyr of Ostia, S01550). Calepodius and Callixtus are both buried in the cemetery of Calepodius on the via Aurelia. Written presumably in Rome, certainly before the early 8th c. | E04613 | 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 18 January. | E04991 | 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 19 October. | E05658 | Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 21 October of *Asterius (martyr of Ostia, S01550), who buried the body of *Callixtus (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00145). Written in Latin at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 725/731. |
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