E07892: The Itinerarium Malmesburiense, a guide to saints' graves around and within Rome, lists those outside the porta Appia on the via Appia, south of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683.
Creators: name: Bryan
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2020
Subjects: History

description: Vndecima porta et uia dicitur Appia. Ibi requiescunt sanctus Sebastianus et Quirinus, et olim ibi requieuerunt apostolorum corpora. <br><br>Et paulo propius Romam sunt martires Ianuarius Vrbanus Xenon Quirinus Agapitus Felicissimus. Et in altera aecclesia Tiburtius Valerianus Maximus. <br><br>Nec longe aecclesia Ceciliae martiris, et ibi reconditi sunt Stephanus Sixtus Zepherinus Eusebius Melchiades Marcellus Euticianus Dionisius Anteros Pontianus Lucius papae, Optatius Iulianus Calocerus Parthenius Tarsitius Policamus martires. Ibidem aecclesia sancti Cornelii et corpus. <br><br>Et in altera sancta Sotheris, et non longe pausant martires Ipolitus Adrianus Eusebius Maria Martha Paulina Valeria Marcellus; et prope Marcus papa in sua aecclesia.<br><br><br>'The eleventh gate and road is called the Appia. There rest saint Sebastianus and Quirinus, and there once rested the bodies of the Apostles. <br><br>And a little nearer Rome are the martyrs Ianuarius, Urbanus, Zeno, Quirinus, Agapitus, Felicissimus; and in another church Tiburtius, Valerianus, Maximus. <br><br>Not far off the church of the martyr Caecilia, and there are buried Popes Stephanus, Sixtus, Zephyrinus, Eusebius, Miltiades, Marcellus, Eutychianus, Dionysius, Anterus, Pontianus, and Lucius, and the martyrs Optatius, Iulianus, Calocerus, Parthenius, Tarsicius, Policamus. There too is the church of saint Cornelius and his body.<br><br>And in another [church] saint Soteris; and not far off rest the martyrs Hippolytus, Hadrianus, Eusebius, Maria, Martha, Paulina, Valeria, Marcellus; and nearby, Pope Marcus in his own church.'<br><br>Text and translation: Mynors, Thomson, and Winterbottom 1998, 618-619, lightly modified.<br><br><br>First paragraph: [*Sebastianus, martyr of Rome, S00400; Quirinus/Cyrinus, martyr of Rome, buried under S. Sebastiano, S00539; the Apostles *Peter and *Paul (S00036 and S00008)]<br><br>Second paragraph: [*ianuarius, one of the sons of Felicitas, S00525; Urbanus, Tiburtius, Valerianus and Maximus, martyrs associated with the martyrdom of Caecilia (S00538 and S00537); *Xenon/Zenon, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Appia, £S00541; *Agapitus and Felicissimus, martyrs and deacons of Xystus II, S00202]<br><br>Third paragraph: [*Caecilia, virgin and martyr of Rome, S00146; *Stephanus, bishop and martyr of Rome, S00205; *Sixtus/Xystus II, bishop and martyr of Rome, S00201; *Zephyrinus, bishop of Rome, S00546; *Eusebius, bishop of Rome, S00545; *Melchiades/Miltiades, bishop of Rome, S00659; presumably *Marcellus, bishop and martyr of Rome, S00529; *Eutychianus, bishop of Rome, S00662; *Dionysius, bishop of Rome, S00542; *Anteros, bishop and martyr of Rome, S00170; *Pontianus, bishop and martyr of Rome, S00169; *Lucius, bishop of Rome, S00208; *Optatus/Optatius, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Appia, S02858; *Iulianus, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Appia, S00082; *Calocerus and Parthenius, martyrs of Rome, S00679; *Tarsitius/Tarsicius, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Appia, S02859; *Policamus, martyr of Rome, buried on the via Appia, S02860; *Cornelius, bishop and martyr of Rome, S00172]<br><br>Fourth paragraph: [*Soteris, virgin and martyr of Rome, buried on the via Appia, S00548; eight of the *Greek martyrs of Rome, S01873; *Marcus, bishop of Rome, ob. 336, S00420]