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E06401: A letter of Pope Gregory the Great (Register 9.171) of 599, to Romanus, defensor of the papal patrimony in Sicily, mentions a monastery dedicated to *Erasmus (bishop of Antioch and martyr of Formia, S00867), *Maximus (probably the bishop of Naples, ob. c. 361, S02171) and *Juliana (martyr of Nicomedia, buried at Pozzuoli/Cumae, S01162) in Naples (southern Italy), and a hostel dedicated to *Theodore (soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480), probably in Palermo (Sicily). Written in Latin in Rome.
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posted on 2018-09-11, 00:00 authored by frances, BryanPope Gregory the Great, Register of Letters 9.171
The opening of a letter relating to the will of the noblewoman Alexandria:
Fuscus abbas monasterii sanctorum Erasmi, Maximi atque Iulianae, quod Neapolim ab Alexandria clarissimae memoriae femina, sicut nosti, fundatum est, quae etiam et heredem instituit, massam Papyrianensem, quae illic in Sicilia sita est, cum xenodochio sancti Theodori suprascriptum monasterium suum asserit habere communem.
‘Fuscus, abbot of the monastery of Saints Erasmus, Maximus and Juliana, that was founded in Naples by Alexandria, a woman of most illustrious memory, as you know, who also appointed it her heir, asserts that his aforesaid monastery owns the estate of Papyriana situated there in Sicily, in common with the hostel of Saint Theodore.’
Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 2, 727-8. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 2, 650.
The opening of a letter relating to the will of the noblewoman Alexandria:
Fuscus abbas monasterii sanctorum Erasmi, Maximi atque Iulianae, quod Neapolim ab Alexandria clarissimae memoriae femina, sicut nosti, fundatum est, quae etiam et heredem instituit, massam Papyrianensem, quae illic in Sicilia sita est, cum xenodochio sancti Theodori suprascriptum monasterium suum asserit habere communem.
‘Fuscus, abbot of the monastery of Saints Erasmus, Maximus and Juliana, that was founded in Naples by Alexandria, a woman of most illustrious memory, as you know, who also appointed it her heir, asserts that his aforesaid monastery owns the estate of Papyriana situated there in Sicily, in common with the hostel of Saint Theodore.’
Text: Norberg 1982, vol. 2, 727-8. Translation: Martyn 2004, vol. 2, 650.
History
Evidence ID
E06401Saint Name
Erasmus, bishop of Antioch and martyr of Formia : S00867 Maximus, bishop of Naples, ob. c. 361 : S02171 Iuliana, martyr in Nicomedia, buried near Pozzuoli : S01162Saint Name in Source
Erasmus Maximus IulianaRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - LettersLanguage
- Latin