Name
Theognistus, martyr of Vercelli
Saint ID
S02469
Number in BH
BHL 2748
Reported Death Not After
374
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
| ID | Title | E03239 | The Latin Life of *Eusebius (bishop of Vercelli, ob. 371, S01219), set in the context of the period (notably the Arian controversy), narrates Eusebius’ youth and career, the miracles he effected, his exile to Scythopolis and return to Vercelli, where he is martyred and buried in a basilica that he had built next to the body of *Theognistus (martyr of Vercelli, E02469), where many miracles occur. Written presumably in Vercelli (northern Italy), at an uncertain date between the late 6th and early 9th c. |
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