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E05491: Leo the Great composes a Latin sermon (Sermon 84b) in Rome in 446/461 in honour of the feast day of the *Maccabean Martyrs (pre-Christian Jewish martyrs of Antioch, S00303).
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posted on 2018-05-21, 00:00 authored by francesLeo the Great, Sermon 84b
Summary:
Leo thanks the congregation for gathering together to celebrate the church’s birthday (natalis) and to rejoice in the suffering of the Maccabean martyrs. He states that the congregation will know the reason for the feast from a reading of the sacred story and that they ought to honour the mother of the martyrs. Although the age of persecution is over, all Christians face a new form of suffering: from the temptations of their hearts. He reiterates that the congregation should honour both the martyrs and their mother.
Summary: Frances Trzeciak.
Summary:
Leo thanks the congregation for gathering together to celebrate the church’s birthday (natalis) and to rejoice in the suffering of the Maccabean martyrs. He states that the congregation will know the reason for the feast from a reading of the sacred story and that they ought to honour the mother of the martyrs. Although the age of persecution is over, all Christians face a new form of suffering: from the temptations of their hearts. He reiterates that the congregation should honour both the martyrs and their mother.
Summary: Frances Trzeciak.
History
Evidence ID
E05491Saint Name
Maccabean Martyrs, pre-Christian Jewish martyrs of Antioch : S00303Saint Name in Source
MachabaeiRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Sermons/HomiliesLanguage
LatinEvidence not before
446Evidence not after
461Activity not before
446Activity not after
461Place of Evidence - Region
Rome and regionPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
RomePlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Rome Rome Rome Roma Ῥώμη RhōmēMajor author/Major anonymous work
Leo the Great (pope)Cult activities - Liturgical Activity
- Sermon/homily
Cult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast