The Martyrs of Abitinae (or Abitinian Martyrs ) were a group of 49 Christians found guilty, in 304, during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian , of having illegally celebrated Sunday worship at Abitinae , a town in the Roman province of Africa . The town is frequently referred to as Abitina, but the form indicated in the Annuario Pontificio (and elsewhere) is Abitinae. The plural form Abitinae is that which Saint Augustine of Hippo used when writing his De baptismo in 400 or 401.
19-499: There are several groups of Forty-Nine Martyrs venerated as saints in Christianity: Martyrs of Abitinae (304), Roman Catholic Forty-nine companions of Callistratus of Carthage (303×313), Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Forty-Nine Martyrs of Scetis (444), Oriental Orthodox Sadok and 48 Dominican martyrs from Sandomierz (1260), Roman Catholic Topics referred to by
38-586: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Martyrs of Abitinae On February 24 of the year before, Diocletian had published his first edict against the Christians, ordering the destruction of Christian scriptures and places of worship across the Empire, and prohibiting Christians from assembling for worship. Though Fundanus, the local bishop in Abitinae, obeyed
57-534: Is recommended, but the reading may also be done otherwise: in seminaries and similar institutes, it has been traditional to read it after the main meal of the day. Prior to the Second Vatican Council , and where the 1962 liturgical books are used as authorised by Summorum Pontificum , the Martyrology is read at the canonical Hour of Prime . If the Martyrology is read in the post-Vatican II form, this
76-615: Is usually done after the concluding prayer of Lauds , the Hour that preceded Prime. If the Martyrology is read outside of the Liturgy of the Hours, as for instance in the refectory , the reading begins with the mention of the date, followed, optionally, by mention of the phase of the moon . Then the actual text of the Martyrology entry is read, ending with the versicle taken from Psalm 116 : Pretiosa in conspectu Domini – Mors Sanctorum eius ("Precious in
95-881: The Dialogues of Pope Gregory I and the works of some of the Fathers, and for the Greek saints by the catalogue known as the Menologion of Sirlet. Its origins can be traced back to the Martyrologium Hieronymianum , which was originally based on calendars of Roman, African and Syrian provenance, but to which were gradually added names of many saints from other areas, resulting in a number of duplications, fusions of different saints into one, and other mistakes. Very soon, in 1586 and again in 1589, revised editions were published with corrections by Caesar Baronius along with indications of
114-685: The Eucharist . It was to give the new name for Sunday in the Romance languages . The emperor had declared the Eucharist illegal, but the prisoners had chosen to participate in it even at the risk of being tortured and sentenced to death. Saint Restituta is sometimes considered one of the Martyrs of Abitinae. The feast of the Martyrs of Abitinae is on February 12. Under that date the Roman Martyrology records
133-521: The Roman Martyrology authorises the recognition of saints in the following ways: Such commemorations in honour of a person who has only been beatified are only permitted in the diocese or religious order where the cult of that person is authorised, unless special permission is obtained from the Holy See . The entry for each date in the Martyrology is to be read on the previous day. Reading in choir
152-486: The 2001 edition and added 117 people canonized or beatified between 2001 and 2004, as well as a considerable number of ancient saints not included in the previous edition. "The updated Martyrology contains 7,000 saints and blesseds currently venerated by the Church, and whose cult is officially recognized and proposed to the faithful as models worthy of imitation." As an official list of recognised saints and beati, inclusion in
171-616: The Church. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII decreed a revision of the Julian calendar , creating a new system, now called, after him, the Gregorian calendar . The Roman Martyrology was first published in 1583. A second edition was published in the same year. The third edition, in 1584, was made obligatory wherever the Roman Rite was in use. The main source was the Martyrology of Usuard , completed by
190-471: The addition of the names of newly canonized saints. The Second Vatican Council decreed: "The accounts of martyrdom or the lives of the saints are to accord with the facts of history." This required years of study, after which a fully revised edition of the Roman Martyrology was issued in Latin (entitled Martyrologium Romanum ) in 2001, followed in 2004 by a revision that corrected some typographical errors in
209-438: The edict and handed the scriptures of the church over to the authorities, some of the Christians continued to meet illegally under the priest Saturninus. They were arrested and brought before the local magistrates, who sent them to Carthage , the capital of the province, for trial. The trial took place on February 12 before the proconsul Anullinus . One of the group was Dativus, a senator. Under interrogation he declared that he
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#1732859452150228-529: The names of all forty-nine: Roman Martyrology The Roman Martyrology ( Latin : Martyrologium Romanum ) is the official martyrology of the Catholic Church . Its use is obligatory in matters regarding the Roman Rite liturgy , but dioceses, countries and religious institutes may add duly approved appendices to it. It provides an extensive but not exhaustive list of the saints recognized by
247-454: The others, both men and women. They included his four children. Emeritus, who declared that the Christians had met in his house, was asked why he had violated the emperor's command. He replied: "Sine dominico non possumus " - we cannot live without this thing of the Lord. Often abbreviated "non possumus", this phrase was to echo down the ages. Meaning thing of the Lord , "dominico" was referring to
266-464: The same form is used, but without the optional scripture reading. Reading of the Martyrology is completely omitted during the Paschal Triduum : Holy Thursday , Good Friday , and Holy Saturday (in which no saints of Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday are commemorated). On certain dates of the liturgical year, the Martyrology prescribes special announcements to be made before or after
285-432: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Forty-Nine Martyrs . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forty-Nine_Martyrs&oldid=933993127 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
304-404: The sight of the Lord – Is the death of his Saints"). A short Scripture reading may follow, which the reader concludes with Verbum Domini ("The word of the Lord"), to which those present respond: Deo gratias ("Thanks be to God"). A prayer, for which texts are given in the Martyrology, is recited, followed by a blessing and dismissal. If the Martyrology is read within the Liturgy of the Hours,
323-457: The sources on which he drew, and in 1630 Pope Urban VIII issued a new edition. 1748 saw the appearance of a revised edition by Pope Benedict XIV , who personally worked on the corrections: he suppressed some names, such as those of Clement of Alexandria and Sulpicius Severus , but kept others that had been objected to, such as that of Pope Siricius . Subsequent changes until the edition of 2001 were minor, involving some corrections, but mainly
342-399: The torture, the proconsul again asked Dativus whether he had taken part in the meeting. Dativus again declared that he had. Then, when asked who had been the instigator, he replied: "The priest Saturninus and all of us." He was then taken to prison and died soon after of his wounds. The priest Saturninus was then interrogated and held firm even under torture. His example was followed by all
361-410: Was a Christian and had taken part in the meeting of the Christians, but even under torture he at first refused to say who had presided over it. During this interrogation, the advocate Fortunatianus, a brother of Victoria, one of the accused, denounced Dativus of having enticed her and other naïve young girls to attend the service; but Victoria declared she had gone entirely of her own accord. Interrupting
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