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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Equitius, abbot in the province of Valeria, later 6th c.

Saint ID

S01710

Number in BH

2577

Reported Death Not Before

550

Reported Death Not After

571

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Miracle-workers in lifetime, Ascetics/monks/nuns
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E04383Gregory the Great writes the Dialogues, recounting miraculous stories with various local saints as their subject. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. Overview entry.
E04430Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (1.4), describes a castration vision experienced by *Equitius (abbot in the province of Valeria, later 6th c., S01710), which cured him of lust, and two posthumous miracles which took place at his tomb in a church of *Laurence (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037); all in Valeria, central Italy. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593.