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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

310 martyrs of Persia

Saint ID

S02341

Gender
Male
Female
Type of Saint
Martyrs
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E06388Gregory the Great in a papal letter (Register 9.49) of 598, to Bishop Chrysantus of Rieti, asks him to consecrate contact relics (sanctuaria) of *Hermes (martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria vetus, S00404), *Hyacinthus (companion of Protus, and martyr of Rome, S01556) and *Maximus (martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria vetus, S00173) at a font in a church dedicated to Christ and to *Mary (the mother of Christ, S00033) in Rieti (central Italy). Written in Latin in Rome.