John and Paul
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John and Paul (
Hagiography
In the second half of the fourth century, Byzantius, the Roman senator, and
In the ancient apartments on the ground-floor of the house of Byzantius, which were still retained under the basilica, the tomb of two Roman martyrs, John and Paul, was the object of veneration as early as the fifth century.[1]
The Sacramentarium Leonianum already indicates in the preface to the feast of the saints, that they rested within the city walls, while, in one of the early itineraries to the tombs of the Roman martyrs, their grave is assigned to the church on the Cælian (de Rossi, Roma sotterranea, I, 138, 175).[1]
The titulus Byzantii or Pammachii was consequently known at a very early date by the names of the two martyrs (titulus SS. Joannis et Pauli). Their bodies were buried in the house of Pammachius under the basilica in the fourth century, but the year and circumstances of their martyrdom are unknown. It may have occurred during the reign of Diocletian (304 AD), as the martyrdoms of Julian took place not in Rome, but mainly in the East.[2]
Acts
According to their Acts, which are legendary and may not be historically reliable, after successful military careers,
They declined to return to service under
The rooms on the ground-floor of the above-mentioned house of Pammachius were rediscovered in the 19th century under the Basilica of
The Acts of Saints John and Paul are also connected with the legend of
Veneration
The basilica of
Their feast is kept on 26 June.[4]
Saints John and Paul's Day
The Lüneberg manuscript (c. 1440–1450) mentions the day of John and Paul in an early German account of the Pied Piper of Hamelin:
In 1284 on the day of John and Paul on 26th June
130 children born in Hamelin were led away
by a piper [clothed] in many colours
to [their] Calvary near the Koppen, [and] lost'.
Campania Town
A small village next to Caiazzo in the Campania region of Italy is named Ss. Giovanni e Paolo in honor of these martyrs. Many residents of this village bear the family name "San Giovanni," as do the descendants of immigrants to the United States from this village (in particular, in Michigan, New York, and Florida).
References
- ^ a b c Kirsch, Johann Peter. "Sts. John and Paul." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 8. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 12 November 2021 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c Duffy, Patrick. "Jun 26 – Ss John and Paul (4th Century) martyrs", Catholic Ireland, 26 June, 2012
- ^ a b Kleinhenz, Christopher (2004). "Constantina". Medieval Italy an Encyclopedia. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-93929-4.
- ^ a b c "Biography of the Saints John and Paul", Passio Christi
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Sts. John and Paul". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Bibliography
- The Golden Legend: Saints John and Paul
- Saints of 26 June Archived 9 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Italian) Santi Giovanni e Paolo