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E03601: Marcellinus Comes, in his Chronicle, written in Latin in Constantinople, 518/534, reports that relics of *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030) were brought to Constantinople from Jerusalem by the empress Eudocia and placed in the church of *Laurence (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037) in 439.
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posted on 2017-08-23, 00:00 authored by dlambertMarcellinus Comes, Chronicle
VII. Theodosii XVII et Festi
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Eudocia uxor Theodosii principis ab Hierosolymis urbem regiam remeavit, beatissimi Stephani primi martyris reliquias quae in basilica sancti Laurentii positae venerantur, secum deferens.
'7th indiction, consulship of Theodosius (17th) and Festus [= 439]
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Eudocia, the wife of the emperor Theodosius, returned from Jerusalem to the imperial city, bringing with her the relics of the most blessed Stephen, the first martyr, which were placed in the basilica of St. Laurence, were they are venerated.'
Text: Mommsen 1894. Translation: Croke 1995.
VII. Theodosii XVII et Festi
[...]
Eudocia uxor Theodosii principis ab Hierosolymis urbem regiam remeavit, beatissimi Stephani primi martyris reliquias quae in basilica sancti Laurentii positae venerantur, secum deferens.
'7th indiction, consulship of Theodosius (17th) and Festus [= 439]
[...]
Eudocia, the wife of the emperor Theodosius, returned from Jerusalem to the imperial city, bringing with her the relics of the most blessed Stephen, the first martyr, which were placed in the basilica of St. Laurence, were they are venerated.'
Text: Mommsen 1894. Translation: Croke 1995.
History
Evidence ID
E03601Saint Name
Stephen, the First Martyr : S00030 Laurence, deacon and martyr of Rome : S00037Saint Name in Source
Stephanus LaurentiusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)Language
- Latin