Name
Demetrias, virgin and aristocrat of Rome, 5th c.
Saint ID
S02488
Reported Death Not Before
440
Reported Death Not After
480
Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Virgins, Aristocrats
| ID | Title | E06630 | Aldhelm, in his prose On Virginity, names *Eustochium (virgin daughter of Paula, follower of Jerome, ob. c. 420, S02487) and *Demetrias (virgin and aristocrat of Rome, 5th c., S02488) as exemplary virgins. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/686. | E06659 | Aldhelm's verse On Virginity lists a range of saints as exemplary virgins, with some variations to the list found in the earlier prose version of the same treatise. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/710. Overview entry |
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