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E05322: Maximus of Turin composes a Latin sermon in Turin (northern Italy), between c. 390 and 408/423 in honour of the feast day of *Adventor, Octavius and Solutor (martyrs of Turin, S01116).
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posted on 2018-04-12, 00:00 authored by francesMaximus of Turin, Sermon 12
Cum omnium sanctorum martyrum, fratres, deuotissime natalem celebrare debeamus, tum praecipue eorum sollemnitas tota nobis ueneratione curanda est, qui in nostris domiciliis proprium sanguinem profuderunt.
‘We ought to celebrate very devoutly the anniversary of all holy martyrs, brethren, but the solemnity of those who have poured out their own blood in the places where we live is to be observed in particular by us with total veneration.’
When martyrs suffer, they do not do so alone, but also for their fellow citizens. They suffer so others might be saved. Maximus reaffirms that these martyrs should be specially venerated by the congregation in Turin, this time because they possess their relics. This means the saints are always with them and protect them.
Nam ideo a maioribus hoc prouisum est, ut sanctorum ossibus nostra corpora sociemus, ut dum illos tartarum metuit, nos poena non tangat; dum illis christus inluminat, a nobis tenebrarum caligo diffugiat. Cum sanctis ergo martyribus quiescentes euadimus inferni tenebras si non propriis meritis at tamen consortii sanctitate.
‘It was provided for by our ancestors that we should join our bodies to the bones of the saints, for, inasmuch as the underworld feared them, punishment would not touch us, and while Christ shed his light on them shadowy gloom would flee from us. Resting with the holy martyrs, we have escaped the shadows of hell – not by our own merits but nonetheless as sharers in holiness’.
The saints are again referred to as defenders (defensores) of the congregation.
Text: Mutzenbacher 1962. Translation: Ramsey 1989, lightly modified.
Summary: Frances Trzeciak.
Cum omnium sanctorum martyrum, fratres, deuotissime natalem celebrare debeamus, tum praecipue eorum sollemnitas tota nobis ueneratione curanda est, qui in nostris domiciliis proprium sanguinem profuderunt.
‘We ought to celebrate very devoutly the anniversary of all holy martyrs, brethren, but the solemnity of those who have poured out their own blood in the places where we live is to be observed in particular by us with total veneration.’
When martyrs suffer, they do not do so alone, but also for their fellow citizens. They suffer so others might be saved. Maximus reaffirms that these martyrs should be specially venerated by the congregation in Turin, this time because they possess their relics. This means the saints are always with them and protect them.
Nam ideo a maioribus hoc prouisum est, ut sanctorum ossibus nostra corpora sociemus, ut dum illos tartarum metuit, nos poena non tangat; dum illis christus inluminat, a nobis tenebrarum caligo diffugiat. Cum sanctis ergo martyribus quiescentes euadimus inferni tenebras si non propriis meritis at tamen consortii sanctitate.
‘It was provided for by our ancestors that we should join our bodies to the bones of the saints, for, inasmuch as the underworld feared them, punishment would not touch us, and while Christ shed his light on them shadowy gloom would flee from us. Resting with the holy martyrs, we have escaped the shadows of hell – not by our own merits but nonetheless as sharers in holiness’.
The saints are again referred to as defenders (defensores) of the congregation.
Text: Mutzenbacher 1962. Translation: Ramsey 1989, lightly modified.
Summary: Frances Trzeciak.
History
Evidence ID
E05322Saint Name
Adventor, Octavius and Solutor, martyrs of Turin : S01116Saint Name in Source
Adventor, Octavius, SolutorRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Sermons/HomiliesLanguage
- Latin
Evidence not before
390Evidence not after
423Activity not before
390Activity not after
423Place of Evidence - Region
Italy north of Rome with Corsica and SardiniaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
TurinPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Turin Sardinia Sardinia Sardegna SardiniaMajor author/Major anonymous work
Maximus of TurinCult activities - Liturgical Activity
- Sermon/homily
Cult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast