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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Sanctulus, priest of Nursia, 6th c.

Saint ID

S01767

Reported Death Not Before

560

Reported Death Not After

600

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Miracle-workers in lifetime, Lesser clergy
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.
E04506Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (3.37), describes some miracles of *Sanctulus (priest of Nursia, 6th c., S01767). One of these stories refers to the destruction and restoration of a church of *Laurence (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037), presumably in the region of Nursia (central Italy), and another to a miraculous intervention by *John the Baptist (S00020). Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593.