Rome, San Silvestro in Capite, inscription, c.760, list of relics and calendar of feasts
This is one of two mid-eighth century inscriptions with calendars of feast days of saints whose relics were brought to the monastery of Santi Stefano and Silvestro (Sts. Stephen and Silvester) on the Via Lata, built and endowed with relics by Pope Paul I (757-767). Today, the inscriptions are set in the atrium wall of the church of San Silvestro in Capite: the modern name alludes to the relics of the head (capite) of John the Baptist deposited there in the twelfth century. Nearly fifty saints are named in the two inscriptions; male and female saints are listed separately. This list of male saints identifies several as popes or martyrs and also includes references to the “saints whose names God knows” (...sanctorum quorum nomina deus scit...), a formula used in other eighth- and ninth-century inscriptions for the numerous remains brought from the catacombs, assumed to belong to early Christian martyrs but unidentifiable by inscriptions or traditions.
D'Emilio photo archive no. s19770122_03uGalleries:Churches of Rome, Historic Signs, Inscriptions, Italy 700s, San Silvestro in CapiteKeywords:calendar, list, martyr, relicsPhoto Location: Rome, ItalyPhotographer: Dr. James D’EmilioDate of Photo:Device Make: NikonDevice Model: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 EDOriginal Dimensions: 3585×5073Picture Orientation: PortraitGPS Coordinates:Picture Number: 22102
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