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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Suranus, abbot of Sura, martyred by the Lombards

Saint ID

S01843

Reported Death Not Before

565

Reported Death Not After

593

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, 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.
E04590Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (4.23), describes a miracle at the martyrdom of *Suranus (abbot of Sura, martyred by the Lombards, S01843), at Sura (central Italy). Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593.