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ER 2117
The dedicatory inscription of the presbyter Ga[. . .] in the basilica of St Clement in Rome, 384/399.
S[alvo] Sir[icio] [ep]isc[opo] eccl[esiae sanctae] Ga[. . .] praesbyter [sancto] martyr[i Clementi h]oc voluit [dedicatum?]
 
(ed. De Rossi 1870: 148)
During the life of Siricius, bishop of the holy Church, Ga[. . .], presbyter decided to [dedicate] it to the holy martyr Clemens.
 
(trans. M. Szada)

Place of event:

Region
  • Rome
City
  • Rome

About the source:

Origin: Rome (Rome)
Denomination: Catholic/Nicene/Chalcedonian
The inscription, written in Damasian letters, was found and reconstructed by Giovanni Battista de Rossi on the marble slabs used to make a marble seat during the 12th century restoration of the basilica S. Clemente.
Edition:
G.B. De Rossi, "I monumenti scoperti sotta la basilica di S. Clemente. Studiati nella loro successione stratigrafica e cronologica p. 2 Dati cronologici e storici circa i monumenti stratificati nel sito della basilica di S. Clemente", Bullettino di Arceologia Cristiana 1 (1870), pp. 137-152

Categories:

Described by a title - Presbyter/πρεσβύτερος
Ecclesiastical administration - Construction/Renovation
Economic status and activity - Indication of wealth
Devotion - Veneration of saints and relics
Please quote this record referring to its author, database name, number, and, if possible, stable URL: M. Szada, Presbyters in the Late Antique West, ER2117, http://presbytersproject.ihuw.pl/index.php?id=6&SourceID=2117
Record by: Marta Szada
last edited: 2020-03-20 23:20:13
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