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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Unnamed saints from across the sea (peregrini transmarini), companions of Patrick, buried at Armagh (north-west Ireland)

Saint ID

S02680

Reported Death Not Before

450

Reported Death Not After

500

Gender
Male
Female
Type of Saint
Missionaries
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E06933The Book of the Angel outlines the privileges of the church at Armagh (north-east Ireland) associated with *Patrick (missionary and bishop of Ireland, 5th c., S01962), based in part on the honour due to (its relics of) *Peter (the Apostle, S00036), *Paul (the Apostle, S00008), *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), and *Laurence (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037), as well as a relic of the blood of Christ. An addendum delineates the relationship between the churches in Ireland of Patrick and those of *Brigit (abbess of Kildare, ob. c. 525, S01885). Written in Latin at Armagh, perhaps as early as c. 640/60.