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E04771: Latin epitaph for a reader (lector) saying that he will rest in peace with unnamed saints ‘as he merited', just possibly *Marcus and Marcellianus (twin brothers, deacons and martyrs of Rome, buried on the via Ardeatina, S01401), or the *Greek Martyrs of Rome (S01873). Found in a cemetery on the via Appia, Rome. Probably second half of the 5th c.
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posted on 2018-01-30, 00:00 authored by Bryandilectissimo marito anime dulcissime Alexio lectori
de Fullonices, qui vixit mecum ann(is) VX iunctus mihi ann(orum) XVI
virgo ad virgine(m), cuius numquam amaritudinem h(a)bui.
cesque in pace cum sanctis cum quos mereris.
dep(ositus) VIIIX kal(endas) ianu(arias).
'To the most dear husband, the sweetest soul, Alexius, reader (of the titulus) of Fullonices, who lived with me 15 years, was married to me at the age of 16, virgin to a virgin, whose harshness I have never experienced. May you rest in peace with the saints, as you merit (literally, with whom you merit). Deposited on the 18th (day) before the calends of January.'
Text: ICVR, n.s., IV, no. 11798 = EDB1000.
de Fullonices, qui vixit mecum ann(is) VX iunctus mihi ann(orum) XVI
virgo ad virgine(m), cuius numquam amaritudinem h(a)bui.
cesque in pace cum sanctis cum quos mereris.
dep(ositus) VIIIX kal(endas) ianu(arias).
'To the most dear husband, the sweetest soul, Alexius, reader (of the titulus) of Fullonices, who lived with me 15 years, was married to me at the age of 16, virgin to a virgin, whose harshness I have never experienced. May you rest in peace with the saints, as you merit (literally, with whom you merit). Deposited on the 18th (day) before the calends of January.'
Text: ICVR, n.s., IV, no. 11798 = EDB1000.
History
Evidence ID
E04771Saint Name
Saints, unnamed : S00518 Marcus and Marcellianus, twin brothers, martyrs of Rome : S01401 Greek martyrs of Rome (Hippolytus, Hadrias, Paulina, Neon, Maria, and their companions Eusebius, Marcellus, Maximus, Martana and Valeria) : S01873Saint Name in Source
sancti sancti sanctiRelated Saint Records
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Marcus_and_Marcellianus_twin_brothers_deacons_and_martyrs_of_Rome_buried_on_the_via_Ardeatina/13732957
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Greek_martyrs_of_Rome_Hippolytus_Hadrias_Paulina_Neon_Maria_and_their_companions_Eusebius_Marcellus_Maximus_Martana_and_Valeria_/13734247
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Saints_unnamed/13738717
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptions Archaeological and architectural - Internal cult fixtures (crypts, ciboria, etc.)Language
- Latin
Evidence not before
450Evidence not after
500Activity not before
450Activity not after
500Place of Evidence - Region
Rome and regionPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Suburban catacombs and cemeteriesPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Suburban catacombs and cemeteries Rome Rome Roma Ῥώμη RhōmēCult activities - Places
Burial site of a saint - crypt/ crypt with relicsCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Other