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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Syrus, bishop and martyr of Genoa

Saint ID

S01846

Number in BH

7973

Reported Death Not Before

380

Reported Death Not After

390

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E04595Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (4.54-56), describes how the bodies of sinners buried in churches dedicated to *Faustinus (martyr of Brescia, S01845) in Brescia (northern Italy), *Syrus (bishop and martyr of Genoa, S01846) in Genoa (northern Italy), and *Ianuarius (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00204) in Rome, are miraculously ejected from the churches. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593.