Evidence ID
E07564Saint Name
Faustinianus, martyr in Rome : S02816Saint Name in Source
FaustinianusType of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)Evidence not before
304Evidence not after
698Activity not before
304Activity not after
698Place of Evidence - Region
Latin North AfricaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
Sidi Ahmed DjedidiPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Sidi Ahmed Djedidi
Carthage
Carthago
Karthago
قرطاج
Qarṭāj
Mçidfa
CarthageCult Activities - Cult Related Objects
InscriptionSource
The inscription was described by Ch. Saumagne in 1934-1935. No reproduction of it has been made, it is probably still in place. It is a marble slab 35 x 25 cm.Discussion
Faustinianus was the name one of the companions of *Mammarius (S02817), but there is no other evidence of his cult, especially alone.
Faustinianus of the inscription may be a Roman martyr mentioned in Martyrologium Hieronymianum under 9 August (E04914). He can also be a local saint unknown from other sources.Bibliography
Duval, Y., Loca sanctorum Africae: Le culte des martyrs en Afrique du IVe au VIIe siècle (Rome: École Française de Rome, 1982), vol. 1, 58–59, no. 26.
Merlin, A., Inscriptiones latines de Tunisie, 1944, no. 790.
