Quirinus of Siscia

When did Quirinus die?

Quirinus of Siscia is dated d. c. AD 309 (martyr) in the archive, which places Quirinus 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 Quirinus?

Quirinus of Siscia is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Jerome and Prudentius. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Quirinus from?

The archive associates Quirinus of Siscia with Siscia, Pannonia. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.

Who were Quirinus’ contemporaries?

The archive links Quirinus of Siscia to 2 other figures, including Emperor Diocletian and Irenaeus of Sirmium. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

Quirinus, bishop of Siscia, is gloriously slain for Christ: a millstone bound to his neck, he was cast headlong from a bridge into the river.

The stone would not sink, and the martyr floated upon the flood, preaching to the crowds that watched from the banks; then, fearing lest so long a dying make the flock waver, he prayed Christ that the honor of the depths be denied him no longer — and sank.