Site logo

The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Herculanus, bishop and martyr of Perugia, ob. 541/552

Saint ID

S02921

Reported Death Not Before

541

Reported Death Not After

552

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E04383Gregory the Great writes the Dialogues, recounting miraculous stories with various local saints as their subject. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. Overview entry.
E04475Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (3.13), describes how the body of *Herculanus (bishop of Perugia, ob. 541/552, S01754) was found restored to perfection and uncorrupted forty days after his execution by Totila, and was buried in the church of *Peter the Apostle (S00036) in Perugia (central Italy). Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593.