Emeterius & Celedonius of Calahorra

When did Emeterius & Celedonius die?

Emeterius & Celedonius of Calahorra is dated d. c. AD 298 (martyrs) in the archive, which places Emeterius & Celedonius in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.

Which early sources mention Emeterius & Celedonius?

Emeterius & Celedonius of Calahorra is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Prudentius and The Hieronymian compilers. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Emeterius & Celedonius from?

The archive associates Emeterius & Celedonius of Calahorra with Calahorra, Ebro valley. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.

Who were Emeterius & Celedonius’ contemporaries?

The archive links Emeterius & Celedonius of Calahorra to 2 other figures, including Emperor Diocletian and Marcellus of Tangier. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

[First attested ~100 years later; Prudentius laments that the written acta had been destroyed.] The names of the two martyrs are written in heaven: Christ has entered them there in letters of gold, as in letters of blood they are written upon the earth... O worn oblivion of a silent age! These things are begrudged us; report itself is quenched — a blaspheming soldier long ago carried off the records.