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E02944: Peter Chrysologus, bishop of Ravenna (attested 448/449, died before 458), in a Latin sermon preached in Ravenna, on the Parable of the Tares, mentions the martyrdom of *Euphemia (presumably the martyr of Chalcedon, S00017).
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posted on 2017-06-07, 00:00 authored by dlambertPeter Chrysologus, Sermon 97.3
Commenting on Matthew 13:26 ('But when the stalks had grown, and had produced ears, then the tares appeared') , Peter takes Euphemia as an example of a stalk bearing fruit:
Sic credentes in Christo multi ecclesiae videntur in pace, ubi autem persecutionis procella perflaverit, pauci martyrii repperiuntur in fructu. Sed Eufemia sancta plus soluit in fructu, quam promisit in flore, quae manente virginitatis flore copiosum martyrii pervenit ad fructum.
'And so, in a time of peace the Church seems to have many who believe in Christ, but when the storm of persecution blows, there are few who are found to bear fruit in martyrdom. But Saint Euphemia yielded more fruit than she promised in her blossom, since with the blossom of her virginity intact she managed to bear copious fruit in martyrdom'.
Text: Olivar 1981, 599. Translation: Palardy 2005, 102.
Commenting on Matthew 13:26 ('But when the stalks had grown, and had produced ears, then the tares appeared') , Peter takes Euphemia as an example of a stalk bearing fruit:
Sic credentes in Christo multi ecclesiae videntur in pace, ubi autem persecutionis procella perflaverit, pauci martyrii repperiuntur in fructu. Sed Eufemia sancta plus soluit in fructu, quam promisit in flore, quae manente virginitatis flore copiosum martyrii pervenit ad fructum.
'And so, in a time of peace the Church seems to have many who believe in Christ, but when the storm of persecution blows, there are few who are found to bear fruit in martyrdom. But Saint Euphemia yielded more fruit than she promised in her blossom, since with the blossom of her virginity intact she managed to bear copious fruit in martyrdom'.
Text: Olivar 1981, 599. Translation: Palardy 2005, 102.
History
Evidence ID
E02944Saint Name
Euphemia, martyr in Chalcedon, ob. 303 : S00017Saint Name in Source
EufemiaRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Sermons/HomiliesLanguage
- Latin
Evidence not before
426Evidence not after
458Activity not before
426Activity not after
458Place of Evidence - Region
Italy north of Rome with Corsica and SardiniaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
RavennaPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Ravenna Sardinia Sardinia Sardegna SardiniaMajor author/Major anonymous work
Peter ChrysologusCult activities - Liturgical Activity
- Sermon/homily