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E00761: Latin poem on the martyrdom of *Emeterius and Celidonius (soldiers and martyrs of Calahorra, S00410) is composed by Prudentius, writing c. 400 in Calahorra (northern Spain). The poem, part of his Crowns of the Martyrs (Peristephanon) contains several details on the two martyrs' cult.
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posted on 2015-10-09, 00:00 authored by mtycnerLiber Peristephanon, Poem I
Summary:
The poem begins with the statement that Emeterius and Chelidonius are venerated in Calahorra in Spain, where they suffered martyrdom (see $E00762).
Prudentius praises martyrdom and compares it to baptism. He tells the story of Emeterius and Chelidonius: they are soldiers who convert to Christianity. They witness the persecutions of Christians who refuse to sacrifice to the pagan gods and decide to share their fate. They are tortured, but no details of their martyrdom are known, because a soldier had deliberately taken the written account of this, in order to prevent the spread of the saints' fame (see $E00763). At their death, the ring of one of the martyrs and the handkerchief of the other are taken up to heaven. At their martyrdom, and later, miracles happen at the saints' bodies and they forever serve as patrons and protectors of the city of Calahorra (see $E00764).
Text: Cunningham 1966: 251-256. Translation: Thomson 1953, 98-108. Summary: M. Tycner.
Summary:
The poem begins with the statement that Emeterius and Chelidonius are venerated in Calahorra in Spain, where they suffered martyrdom (see $E00762).
Prudentius praises martyrdom and compares it to baptism. He tells the story of Emeterius and Chelidonius: they are soldiers who convert to Christianity. They witness the persecutions of Christians who refuse to sacrifice to the pagan gods and decide to share their fate. They are tortured, but no details of their martyrdom are known, because a soldier had deliberately taken the written account of this, in order to prevent the spread of the saints' fame (see $E00763). At their death, the ring of one of the martyrs and the handkerchief of the other are taken up to heaven. At their martyrdom, and later, miracles happen at the saints' bodies and they forever serve as patrons and protectors of the city of Calahorra (see $E00764).
Text: Cunningham 1966: 251-256. Translation: Thomson 1953, 98-108. Summary: M. Tycner.
History
Evidence ID
E00761Saint Name
Emeterius and Celidonius, soldier martyrs of Calahorra (Spain), ob.? : S00410Saint Name in Source
Emeterius, ChelidoniusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Poems Literary - Hagiographical - Accounts of martyrdomLanguage
- Latin