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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Novatianus, presbyter, schismatic, and martyr of Rome, ob. 258

Saint ID

S02022

Reported Death Not Before

258

Reported Death Not After

258

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Bishops , Lesser clergy , Writers
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E04864The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 27 June.
E04866The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 29 June.
E05358Latin inscription (probably a dedicatory one, rather than an original epitaph) to *Novatianus (probably the presbyter, schismatic, and martyr of Rome, S02022; or, less likely an obscure homonymous martyr). Found in the cemetery of Novatianus on the via Tiburtina, Rome. Probably 3rd or 4th c.