The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313

Januaria of Scillium

d. 17 July 180 · Scillitan martyr · Scillium → Carthage

The Ante-Nicene Church

Who Januaria of Scillium was

One of the five women of Scillium beheaded with the men — no lesser confessors and no differently sentenced. The equal naming of the women in the earliest Latin martyr-act is itself a datum about the African church: Januaria, Generosa, Vestia, Donata, and Secunda stand in the record beside Speratus and are crowned with him.

Also listed in martyrs and under marcus aurelius.

Common questions

When did Januaria die?

Januaria of Scillium is dated d. 17 July 180 in the archive, which places Januaria in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).

Which early sources mention Januaria?

Januaria of Scillium is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Court transcript and The Hieronymian compilers. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Januaria from?

The archive associates Januaria of Scillium with Scillium, Carthage. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.

Who were Januaria’s contemporaries?

The archive links Januaria of Scillium to 3 other figures, including Laetantius of Scillium, Generosa of Scillium and Vestia of Scillium. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

Primary-source mentions (2)

Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Acts of the Scillitan Martyrs 16

c. AD 180
…Januaria, Generosa, Vestia, Donata, and Secunda — all beheaded together for the name of Christ.
Court transcript · 16 · source text

Martyrologium Hieronymianum (the Scillitan feast, 17 July)

c. AD 450
The Hieronymian compilers · calendar entry · source text

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The one place the sources put Januaria.

  1. 1Carthage

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