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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Lucifer, bishop of Cagliari and confessor, ob. 370

Saint ID

S02316

Number in BH

-

Reported Death Not Before

370

Reported Death Not After

370

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
"Confessors"
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.
E06239The Libellus precum of Faustinus and Marcellinus, a petition to the emperor Theodosius from two presbyters belonging to the schismatic group known as Luciferians, attributes a punishing miracle (datable to 362/3) to the power of the deceased *Maximus (bishop of Naples, ob. 355/362, S02171) and the living *Lucifer (bishop of Cagliari, ob. 370, S02316). Written in Latin, probably in Constantinople, 383/385.
E08616The Libellus precum of Faustinus and Marcellinus, a petition to the emperor Theodosius from two presbyters belonging to the schismatic group known as Luciferians, attributes numerous miracles to *Lucifer (bishop of Cagliari and confessor, ob. 370, S02316) and *Gregory (bishop of Elvira, ob. c. 392, S02264). Written in Latin, probably in Constantinople, 383/385.