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E04663: Latin and Greek graffiti with invocations of Xystus/Sixtus II (bishop and martyr of Rome, S00201), and probably other deceased popes and martyrs. One of the texts mentions Jerusalem as the 'city of martyrs.' On a wall at the entrance to the 'crypt of the popes,' Cemetery of Callistus, Via Appia, Rome. Probably second half of the 4th - early 8th c.
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posted on 2018-01-24, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiline 4:
sanc[te Xuste in men]-
te abe in oratione
'O Saint [Xystus], keep [in mind], in prayer [- - -]'
line 7:
Ξύσ]τε εἰς μνί[αν ἔχεται - - -]
'O Xystus, [keep] in memory [- - -]'
lines 8-11:
probably:
Gerusale, civitas et
ornamentum
martyru(m) dei
cuius
'O Jerusalem, the city and adornment of the martyrs of God, whose'
line 12:
Suste san[cte, ad]-
iuta e libera
'O Xystus, saint, help and free [- - -]'
line 13:
Suste sa[ncte (?) me ad]-
iuta e libera
'O Xystus, [saint], help me and free me!'
line 17:
p[etite spirit]a sancta
ut Verecundus cum suis
bene naviget
'O holy [spirits, intercede], so that Verecundus and his family would sail well!'
Text: ICVR, n.s., IV, 9524 = Carletti 2008, 275, no. 174b (only line 17).
sanc[te Xuste in men]-
te abe in oratione
'O Saint [Xystus], keep [in mind], in prayer [- - -]'
line 7:
Ξύσ]τε εἰς μνί[αν ἔχεται - - -]
'O Xystus, [keep] in memory [- - -]'
lines 8-11:
probably:
Gerusale, civitas et
ornamentum
martyru(m) dei
cuius
'O Jerusalem, the city and adornment of the martyrs of God, whose'
line 12:
Suste san[cte, ad]-
iuta e libera
'O Xystus, saint, help and free [- - -]'
line 13:
Suste sa[ncte (?) me ad]-
iuta e libera
'O Xystus, [saint], help me and free me!'
line 17:
p[etite spirit]a sancta
ut Verecundus cum suis
bene naviget
'O holy [spirits, intercede], so that Verecundus and his family would sail well!'
Text: ICVR, n.s., IV, 9524 = Carletti 2008, 275, no. 174b (only line 17).
History
Evidence ID
E04663Saint Name
Xystus/Sixtus II, bishop and martyr of Rome : S00201 Saints, unnamed : S00518 Martyrs, unnamed or name lost : S00060Saint Name in Source
Sustus, Ξύστος spirita sancta martyres deiRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Graffiti Archaeological and architectural - Internal cult fixtures (crypts, ciboria, etc.)Language
- Greek