E01315: The Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome in the 530s, and re-edited before 546, in its account of *Felix III (bishop of Rome, ob. 492, S00785), recounts his building of a basilica of *Agapitus (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00203), near the church of saint Laurence on the via Tiburtina outside Rome, and his burial at the basilica of *Paul (the Apostle, S00008) [AD 492].

Liber Pontificalis 50

First edition (as reconstructed by Duchesne)

Felix, natione Romanus, ex patre presbitero, sedit ann. VIII m. XI d. XVII.

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Sepultus est apud beatum Paulum.


'Felix, born in Rome, son of priest, held the see 8 years 11 months 17 days.

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He was buried at the blessed Paul.'



Second edition

Felix, natione Romanus, ex patre Felice, presbitero de titulo Fasciolae, sedit ann. VIII m. XI d. XVII. Hic fuit temporibus Odobacris regis usque ad tempora Theodorici regis. Hic fecit basilicam sancti Agapiti iuxta basilicam sancti Laurenti martyris.

'Felix, born in Rome, son of Felix, priest of the titulus of Fasciola, held the see 8 years 11 months 17 days. He was bishop in the time of king Odovacer until the time of king Theoderic. He built the basilica of saint Agapitus close to the basilica of saint Laurence the martyr.'

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Hic sepultus est in basilica beati Pauli apostoli.

'He was buried in the basilica of the blessed Paul the apostle.'


Text: Duchesne 1886, 93/95 and 252. Translation: Davis 2010, 40-41, lightly modified.