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E03227: The Martyrdom of *Hyacinthus (deacon, perhaps martyr of Portus, near Rome, S01557 or martyr of Sabina, S01556) is written in Latin, at an uncertain place and date, by the 9th c. at the latest. It narrates Hyacinthus' trial and miraculously endured punishments; his persecutor Luxurius’ death, struck by a snake; Hyacinthus’ death by the sword and burial by the matron Iulia in her estate where favours abound. Borrows most of its narrative from E02089.
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posted on 2017-07-11, 00:00 authored by mpignotMartyrdom of Hyacinthus (BHL 4053)
Summary:
The deacon Hyacinthus (Iacyntus) is handed over by Luxurius to the governor Leontius, who interrogates him. He learns that Hyacinthus is a servant of Christ. When instructed about the emperors’ order to offer sacrifice or be punished with tortures, Hyacinthus explains that he only fears eternal punishment and thus he will not obey. Luxurius tells Leontius that Hyacinthus has to be burnt and his body thrown into a torrent. Hyacinthus remarks that water, that has renewed him through baptism, will now make him a martyr, while Luxurius will be eaten by a snake, the Lord avenging his death.
Hyacinthus is thrown into the fire but it is extinguished, while he comes out of the torrent unharmed, on the shore where Luxurius is lying struck by a snake. Luxurius was riding on horseback alone to his villa for lunch and, resting for a while under a tree, was attacked by a snake which from his head entered inside his tunic and bit him all over his belly until reaching his heart. Before dying, he sees the martyr walking over water and chanting. What happened is told to Leontius who sends a scout (spiculator) with several soldiers to punish Hyacinthus with death. The soldiers bring him not far from the city near the via regalis and kill him there by the sword. A religious matron called Iulia, who is going to Rome at night with her servants, takes his body and buries it with great honour in the same place in her estate (praedius), so that her chamber (cubiculum) be near the tomb of the martyr, where favours abound.
Text: Mara 1964, 104-109. Summary: M. Pignot.
Summary:
The deacon Hyacinthus (Iacyntus) is handed over by Luxurius to the governor Leontius, who interrogates him. He learns that Hyacinthus is a servant of Christ. When instructed about the emperors’ order to offer sacrifice or be punished with tortures, Hyacinthus explains that he only fears eternal punishment and thus he will not obey. Luxurius tells Leontius that Hyacinthus has to be burnt and his body thrown into a torrent. Hyacinthus remarks that water, that has renewed him through baptism, will now make him a martyr, while Luxurius will be eaten by a snake, the Lord avenging his death.
Hyacinthus is thrown into the fire but it is extinguished, while he comes out of the torrent unharmed, on the shore where Luxurius is lying struck by a snake. Luxurius was riding on horseback alone to his villa for lunch and, resting for a while under a tree, was attacked by a snake which from his head entered inside his tunic and bit him all over his belly until reaching his heart. Before dying, he sees the martyr walking over water and chanting. What happened is told to Leontius who sends a scout (spiculator) with several soldiers to punish Hyacinthus with death. The soldiers bring him not far from the city near the via regalis and kill him there by the sword. A religious matron called Iulia, who is going to Rome at night with her servants, takes his body and buries it with great honour in the same place in her estate (praedius), so that her chamber (cubiculum) be near the tomb of the martyr, where favours abound.
Text: Mara 1964, 104-109. Summary: M. Pignot.