E00274: The Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome in the 530s, and re-edited before 546, in its account of *Evaristus (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00112), tells how he died a martyr and was buried in Rome close to the body of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036) on 27 October [AD 108].

Liber Pontificalis 6

First edition (as reconstructed by Duchesne)

Evaristus, natione Graecus, Antiochenus, ex patre Iudaeo nomine Iuda de civitate Bethleem, sedit ann. VIIII m. X d. II. Fuit autem temporibus Domitiani et Nervae Traiani, a consulatu Valentis et Veteris usque ad Gallo et Bradua consulibus. Martyrio coronatur ... Qui et sepultus est iuxta corpus beati Petri, in Vaticanum, VI k. novemb.

'Evaristus, born in Greece, an Antiochene, son of a Jew named Judas from the city of Bethlehem, held the see 9 years, 10 months, 2 days. He was bishop in the time of Domitian and Nerva Trajan from the consulship of Valens and Vetus [AD 96] to that of Gallus and Bradua [AD 108]. He was crowned with martyrdom … He was buried close to the blessed Peter’s body on the Vatican on the 6th day before the Kalends of November [27 October].'


Second edition

Evaristus, natione Graecus, ex patre Iudaeo, nomine Iuda, de civitate Bethleem, sedit ann. VIIII m. X d. II. Fuit autem temporibus Domitiani et Nervae Traiani, a consulatu Valentis et Veteris usque ad Gallo et Bradua consulibus. Martyrio coronatur ... Qui etiam sepultus est iuxta corpus beati Petri, in Vaticanum, VI kal. novemb.

'Evaristus, born in Greece, son of a Jew named Judas from the city of Bethlehem, held the see 9 years 10 months 2 days. He was bishop in the time of Domitian and Nerva Trajan from the consulship of Valens and Vetus [AD 96] to that of Gallus and Bradua [AD 108]. He was crowned with martyrdom … He was buried close to blessed Peter’s body on the Vatican on the 6th day before the Kalends of November [27 October].'


Text: Duchesne 1886, 55 and 126. Translation: Davis 2010, 3, lightly modified.