E07887: The Itinerarium Malmesburiense, a guide to saints' graves around and within Rome, lists those outside porta Salaria (now called saint Silvester's gate) on the via Salaria, north-east of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683.
Creators: name: Bryan
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2020
Subjects: History

description: Quarta porta et uia Salaria, quae modo sancti Siluestri dicitur. Ibi iuxta uiam sanctus Hermes requiescit, et sancta Vasella et Protus et Iacinctus, Maxilianus Herculanus Crispus, et in altero loco prope requiescunt sancti martires Pamphilus Quirinus septuaginta gradibus in imo terrae. <br><br>Deinde basilica sanctae Felicitatis, ubi requiescit illa et Silanus filius eius, et non longe Bonefatius martir. Ibidem in altera aecclesia sunt Crisantus et Daria et Saturninus et Maurus et Iason et mater eorum Hilaria et alii innumerabiles. <br><br>Et in altera basilica sanctus Alexander Vitalis Martialis, filii sanctae Felicitatis, et sanctae septem uirgines Saturnina Hilarina Dominanda Rogantina Serotina Paulina Donata.<br><br>Deinde basilica sancti Siluestri, ubi iacet marmoreo tumulo coopertus, et martires Celestinus Philippus et Felix; et ibidem martires trecenti sexaginta quinque in uno sepulchro requiescunt, et prope Paulus et Crescentianus, Prisca Semetrius Praxedis Potentiana pausant. <br><br><br>'The fourth gate and road, the Salaria, which is now called saint Silvester's. There by the road rests saint Hermes, and saint Vasilla and Protus and Hyacinthus, Maximilianus, Herculanus, Crispus; and in another place nearby rest the holy martyrs Pamphilus [and] Quirinus seventy steps deep in the ground. <br><br>Then the basilica of saint Felicitas, where she rests and Silanus her son, and not far away the martyr Bonifacius. There too in another church are Chrysanthus and Daria, and Saturninus, and Maurus and Jason and their mother Hilaria, and others past counting.<br><br>And in another basilica saint Alexander, Vitalis [and] Martialis, sons of saint Felicitas, and seven holy virgins, Saturnina, Hilarina, Dominanda, Rogantina, Serotina, Paulina, and Donata. <br><br>Then the basilica of saint Silvester, where he lies, covered by a marble tomb, and the martyrs Caelestinus, Philippus, and Felix; and there too rest three hundred and sixty-five martyrs in one sepulchre, and near them sleep Paulus and Crescentianus, Prisca, Semetrius, Praxedes, and Pudentiana.'<br><br>Text and translation: Mynors, Thomson, and Winterbottom 1998, 616-617, lightly modified.<br><br><br>First paragraph: [*Silvester, bishop of Rome, ob. 336, S00397; *Hermes, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria vetus, S00404; *Basilissa/Basilla, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria vetus, *S00684; *Maximus/Maximilianus, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria vetus, S02501; *Herculanus, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaris vetus, S02820; *Crispus, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria vetus, S02855; *Pamphilus, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria vetus, S00477; Quirinus/Cyrinus, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria vetus, S02854]<br><br>Second paragraph: [*Felicitas and Silanus, one of her martyred sons, martyrs of Rome, S00525; Bonifacius I, bishop of Rome, ob. 422, S00472; Chrysanthus and Daria, chaste couple and martyrs of Rome, S00306; *Saturninus, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria, S00422; *Hilaria, Maurus and Iason, mother and two sons, martyrs of Rome, S00526]<br><br>Third paragraph: [Alexander, Vitalis and Martialis, three of the sons of *Felicitas, martyr of Rome, with her sons, S00525; *Seven virgin martyrs of Rome, S02719: Saturnina, Hilarina, Dominanda, Rogantina, Serotina, Paulina, Donata]<br><br>Fourth paragraph: [*Silvester, bishop of Rome, ob. 336, S00397; Caelestinus, bishop of Rome, ob. 432, buried on the via Salaria, S00528; Philippus and Felix, two of the sons of *Felicitas martyr of Rome, with her sons, S00525; *Paulus, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria, S02864; *Crescentius, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria, S00530; *Prisca, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria, S00531; *Semetrius, priest and martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria, S01439; *Praxedes, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria, S00142; *Pudentiana/Potentiana, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria, S00591]