E01353: The Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome in the 530s, and re-edited before 546, in its account of *Hormisdas (bishop of Rome, ob. 523, S00799), states that he was buried at the basilica of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036) in Rome, on 6 August [AD 523].

Liber Pontificalis 54

First edition (as reconstructed by Duchesne)

Hormisda, natione Campanus, ex patre Iusto, de civitate Frisinone, sedit ann. VIIII d. XVII.

'Hormisdas, born in Campania, son of Justus, from the city of Frusino, held the see 9 years 17 days.'

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Qui etiam sepultus est apud beatum Petrum VIII id. aug. consulatu Maximi iun.

'He was buried at the blessed Peter on 6 August in the consulship of Maximus the younger [AD 523].'



Second edition

Hormisda, natione Campanus, ex patre Iusto, de civitate Frisinone, sedit ann. VIIII d. XVII. Fuit autem temporibus regis Theodorici et Anastasii Aug., a consulatu Senatoris usque ad consulatum Symmachi et Boethi.


'Hormisdas, born in Campania, son of Justus, from the city of Frusino, held the see 9 years 17 days. He was bishop in the time of king Theoderic and the emperor Anastasius from the consulship of Senator [AD 514] to that of Symmachus and Boethius [AD 522].'


There follows the list of offerings to St Peter's made during the episcopate of Hormisdas (see $E01354).


Qui etiam sepultus est in basilica beati Petri apostoli VIII id. aug. consulatu Maximi.

'He was buried in the basilica of the blessed Peter the apostle on 6 August in the consulship of Maximus [AD 523].'


Text: Duchesne 1886, 99/105 and 269/272. Translation: Davis 2010, 45 and 48, lightly modified.