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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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



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E01629The short Life of *Theodorus (bishop of Rome, ob. 649, S00856) in the Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome soon after his death, records his transfer of the bodies of *Primus and Felicianus (martyrs of Rome, S00855) from the via Nomentana outside Rome to the intramural church of *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), and his gifts there; the building of a church of *Valentinus (priest and martyr of Rome, S00433) on the via Flaminia to the north of Rome; and oratories dedicated to *Sebastianus (martyr of Rome, S00400) at the Lateran, and *Euplus (martyr of Catania, S00207) outside the gate of St *Paul (the Apostle, S00008). It also refers to the church of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033) 'at the Crib' [= S. Maria Maggiore], and to Theodorus' burial at St. *Peter's (the Apostle, S00036) on 14 May.
E01698The short Life of *Benedict II (bishop of Rome, ob. 685, S00887) in the Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome soon after his death, names his refurbishments at, and offerings to, churches of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036), *Laurence (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037), *Valentinus (priest and martyr of Rome, S00443), and *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), in and around Rome; names the feast of Valentinus; and mentions Benedict's burial at the church of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036) on 8 May.
E02093The Latin Martyrdom of *Marius, Martha, Audifax and Abacuc of Persia (martyrs of the via Cornelia near Rome, S01163) and of *Valentinus (priest and martyr of Rome, S00433) narrates how Marius and his family travelled from Persia to Rome; their care for persecuted Christians and for the burial of martyrs, in particular *Blastus (martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria vetus, S00476) in a crypt on the via Salaria, and *Cyrinus/Quirinus (martyr of Rome, S01551) in a crypt in the cemetery of Pontianus (on the via Portuensis); the trial of the priest Valentinus and his conversion of the princeps *Asterius (martyr of Ostia, S01550) and all his household; the latter's arrest, martyrdom and burial at Ostia, where a church is built; Valentinus’ martyrdom and burial on the via Flaminia; the martyrdom of Marius and his family on the via Cornelia, and their burial. Miracles abound up to this day at the burial places of the martyrs. Written probably in the diocese of Silva Candida near Rome, probably no later than the 6th c.
E02517The Latin Martyrdom of *Valentinus (bishop and martyr of Terni, S00434) narrates the healing in Rome by Valentinus, bishop of Terni (central Italy), of the son of an orator called Crato; the conversion of Crato and all his household, together with his Greek students *Proculus, Ephebus and Apollonius (martyrs of Terni, 001549); Valentinus’ arrest, beating and beheading; his burial near Terni in a tomb provided by Proculus, Ephebus and Apollonius; their arrest, beheading and burial next to Valentinus. Written perhaps in Terni, at an uncertain date, by the early 8th c. at the latest.
E05525Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 14 February at Rome of *Valentinus (priest and martyr of Rome, buried on the via Flaminia, S00433). Written in Latin at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 725/731.
E05526Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 14 February of *Valentinus (bishop and martyr of Terni, S00434). Written in Latin at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 725/731.
E05951The Latin Life of the Jura Fathers describes how *Eugendus (ascetic in the Jura mountains, ob. AD 510, S02182) frequently foresaw future events, including the death of Valentinus, a deacon in the monastery in Condat; 496/515 in Condat. Written at Condat in the Jura mountains (modern Saint-Claude in eastern Gaul), c. 515/520.
E07208Three fragments of a Latin inscription probably commemorating *Valentinus (priest and martyr of Rome, $S00433) composed by Pope Damasus, in 366/384. Found in the suburban cemetery of Valentinus, on the via Flaminia, north of Rome.
E07885The Itinerarium Malmesburiense, a guide to saints' graves around and within Rome, lists those outside the porta Flaminia (now called saint Valentinus' gate) on the via Flaminia, north of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683.
E08487Venantius Fortunatus, at the end of his verse Life of St Martin (4.644-8), sends the personified book on a pilgrimage, from Poitiers to the poet's home city of Ravenna, venerating various saints along the way; its sixth such stop is at shrine in the Alps of a *Valentinus (perhaps Valentinus of Passau, S03028). Written in Latin in Poitiers (north-west Gaul), 573/576.