Saint Tiburtius
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Feast | 11 August |
Tiburtius, according to Christian legend, was a Christian martyr and saint. His
Hagiography
The story is related in the legend of
Tiburtius was the only son of Agrestius Chromatius; he was also baptized through the persuasion of Sebastian, who was his godfather in baptism, according to this legend.[3]
Tiburtius lay hidden during
Tiburtius is mentioned in 23 epigram of pope Damasus I (366–384):
- When the sword cut the pious entrails of the mother,
- the outstanding martyr, despising the prince of the world,
- seeks the heights of heaven in the company of Christ.
- Here for you will ever remain saintly honour and praises.
- Kind Tiburtius, beloved of God, I beg you take care of Damasus.
Tiburtius is spoken of in the Roman Martyrology for 11 August in the following terms: "At Rome, in the cemetery at the two laurel trees at the third milestone on the Via Labicana, Saint Tiburtius, martyr, whose praises Pope Saint Damasus sang."[5] The commemoration of him that was included in the General Roman Calendar was removed in 1969, because "apart from his name, the only thing known of him is that he was buried in the Inter duas lauros cemetery on the Via Labicana on an 11 August".[6]
References
- ^ a b Both Chromatius and Fabianus are not inserted in the historical list of prefects of Rome.
- ^ Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, A Dictionary of Miracles: Imitative, Realistic, and Dogmatic (Chatto and Windus, 1901), 11.
- ^ a b Meier, Gabriel. "Sts. Tiburtius and Susanna." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 3 November 2017
- ^ Monks of Ramsgate. “Tiburtius”. Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 10 August 2016
- ISBN 88-209-7210-7)
- ^ Calendarium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1969), p. 134
Sources
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Sts. Tiburtius and Susanna". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.