E00362: The Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome in the 530s, and re-edited before 546, in its account of *Xystus/Sixtus II (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00201), lists the martyrdoms and burials of the following saints (here as recorded in the second edition): Xystus himself, and his six deacons, *Felicissimus, Agapitus, Ianuarius, Magnus, Vincentius and Stephanus, (all S00202) on 6 August; his archdeacon *Laurence (S00037), with four lesser martyrs (S00213) on 10 August; Xystus is recorded as buried in the cemetery of Callixtus, on the via Appia, the six deacons in the cemetery of Praetextatus, also on the via Appia, and Laurence in a crypt in the ager Veranus on the via Tiburtina, all outside Rome.
Creators: name: Dlambert
name: Bryan
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2015
Subjects: History

description: Liber Pontificalis 25<br><br>First edition (as reconstructed by Duchesne)<br><br>Xystus, natione Grecus, ex philosopho, sedit ann. I m. X d. XXIIII. Martyrio coronatur. Fuit autem temporibus Valeriani et Decii... (Truncati sunt de capite cum beato Xysto) VI diaconi, Felicissimus, Agapitus, Ianuarius, Magnus, Vincentius et Stephanus, VI id. aug. ... Et post passionem beati Xysti, post dies III, passus est Laurentius eius archidiaconus et Claudius Severus presbiter et Romanus ostiarius et Crescentius lector ... Qui etiam sepultus est in cimiterio Calisti, via Appia; nam VI diaconi eius in cymiterio Pretextati, via Appia, VIII id. aug.; beatus vero Laurentius sepultus est via Tiburtina in crypta, in agro Verano, IIII id. aug.<br><br>'Xystus, born in Greece, formerly a philosopher, held the see 1 year 10 months 24 days. He was crowned with martyrdom. He was bishop in the time of Valerian and Decius. ... (Together there were beheaded with Xystus) six deacons: Felicissimus and Agapitus, Ianuarius, Magnus, Vincentius, and Stephanus, on the 6th day before the Ides of August [8 August] ... After the passion of blessed Xystus, three days later his archdeacon Laurence suffered, and Claudius Severus the priest, and Romanus the doorkeeper, and Crescentius the reader ... He [Xystus] was buried in the cemetery of Callixtus on the via Appia, while his six deacons were buried in the cemetery of Praetextatus on the via Appia on the 8th day before the Ides of August [6 August]; whereas the blessed Laurence was buried on the via Tiburtina in a crypt in the ager Veranus on the 4th day before the Ides of August [10 August].'<br><br><br>Second edition<br><br>'Xystus, natione Graecus, ex philosopho, sedit ann. I m.. X d. XXIII. Martyrio coronatur. Fuit autem temporibus Valeriani et Decii, quo tempore fuit maxima persecutio. Eodem tempore hic comprehensus a Valeriano et ductus ut sacrificaret demoniis. Qui contempsit praecepta Valeriani; capite truncatus est et cum eo alii sex diaconi, Felicissimus et Agapitus, Ianuarius, Magnus, Vincentius et Stephanus, sub die VIII id. aug. ... Et post passionem beati Xysti, post tertia die, passus est beatus Laurentius eius archidiaconus IIII id. aug. et subdiaconus Claudius et Severus presbiter et Crescentius lector et Romanus ostiarius ... Qui vero sepultus est in cymiterio Calisti, via Appia; nam VI diacones supradicti sepulti sunt in cymiterio Praetextati, via Appia; supradictus autem beatus Laurentius in cymiterio Cyriaces, in agrum Veranum, in crypta, cum aliis multis martyribus.<br><br>'Xystus, born in Greece, formerly a philosopher, held the see 1 year 10 months 23 days. He was crowned with martyrdom. He was bishop in the time of Valerian and Decius, when there was a very great persecution. Then he was arrested by Valerian and taken to sacrifice to demons. He spurned Valerian’s instructions. He was beheaded, and with him six others, the deacons Felicissimus and Agapitus, Ianuarius, Magnus, Vincentius, and Stephanus, on the 8th day before the Ides of August [6 August] ... After the passion of the blessed Xystus, three days later his archdeacon the blessed Laurence suffered on the 4th day before the Ides of August [10 August], with Claudius the subdeacon, Severus the priest, Crescentius the reader, and Romanus the doorkeeper. ... He was buried in the cemetery of Callixtus on the via Appia, while the six above-named deacons were buried in the cemetery of Praetextatus on the via Appia; whereas the blessed Laurence was buried in the cemetery of Cyriaces in the ager Veranus in a crypt with many other martyrs.'<br><br><br>Text: Duchesne 1886, 69 and 155. Translation: Davis 2010, 10, lightly modified.