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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Luxorius (Ruxorius), Cisellus and Camerinus, martyrs of Cagliari (Sardegna)

Saint ID

S01877

Number in BH

BHL 5092

Reported Death Not Before

285

Reported Death Not After

305

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Officials and professionals, Converts, Children, Groups and pairs of saints
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E03247The Latin Martyrdom of *Luxorius/Ruxorius, Cisellus and Camerinus (martyrs of Cagliari, S01877) narrates Luxorius’ conversion and baptism, his arrest and trial, the arrest of the small children Cisellus and Camerinus, and the death and burial of all protagonists outside the walls of Cagliari; contains a mention of *Lucifer (bishop of Cagliari, S02316). Written presumably in Cagliari (Sardinia), at an uncertain date between the 6th and the 10th c.
E04925The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 20 August.
E04926The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 21 August.
E04967The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 25 September.
E04968The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 26 September.
E06407Gregory the Great in a papal letter (Register 9.198) of 599, to Januarius, bishop of Cagliari, deals with possible abuses in a female monastery dedicated to *Gavinus (martyr of Sardinia, S02180) and *Luxorius (martyr of Cagliari, S01877), presumably in the diocese of Cagliari (Sardinia). Written in Latin in Rome.