E00267: The Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome in the 530s, and re-edited before 546, in its account of *Linus (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00110), tells that he died a martyr and was buried in Rome close to the body of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036) on 23 September [AD 67].

Liber Pontificalis 2

First edition (as reconstructed by Duchesne)

Linus, natione Italus, regionis [---], patre Herculano, sedit ann. XI m. III dies XII. Fuit autem temporibus Neronis, a consulatu Saturnini et Scipionis usque ad Capitone et Rufino consulibus. Martyrio coronatur ... Qui et sepultus est iuxta corpus beati Petri in Vaticanum VIIII kal. octob.

'Linus, born in Italy, from the region [---], son of Herculanus, held the see 11 years 3 months 12 days. He was bishop in the time of Nero from the consulship of Saturninus and Scipio [AD 56] to that of Capito and Rufinus [AD 67]. He was crowned with martyrdom. ... He was buried close to the body of the blessed Peter on the Vatican on the eighth day before the Kalends of October [23 September].'


Second edition

Linus, natione Italus, regionis Tusciae, patre Herculano, sedit ann. XI m. III d. XII. Fuit autem temporibus Neronis, a consulato Saturnini et Scipionis usque ad Capitone et Rufo consulibus. Martyrio coronatur ... Qui sepultus est iuxta corpus beati Petri in Vaticanum VIIII kl. octubris.

'Linus, born in Italy, from the region of Etruria, son of Herculanus, held the see 11 years 3 months 12 days. He was bishop in the time of Nero from the consulship of Saturninus and Scipio [AD 56] to that of Capito and Rufus [AD 67]. He was crowned with martyrdom ... He was buried close to the body of the blessed Peter on the Vatican on the eighth day before the Kalends of October [23 September].'


Text: Duchesne 1886, 53 and 121. Translation: Davis 2010, 2, lightly modified.