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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Martyrius, monk of Valeria, 6th c.

Saint ID

S01717

Reported Death Not Before

500

Reported Death Not After

580

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
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.
E04440Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (1.11), describes how *Martyrius (monk in the province of Valeria, 6th c., S01717) miraculously made the impression of a cross on loaves of bread which were already baking; in Valeria, central Italy. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593.