==Text of the poem by Damasus==A poem in Latin, composed by Damasus, serves as the only positive historical evidence of the saint's existence:"Par meritum, quicumque legis, cognosce duorum,""quis Damasus rector titulos post praemia reddit.
== Эпиграмма римского папы Дамасия I ==Par meritum, quicumque legis, cognosce duorum,quis Damasus rector titulos post praemia reddit.