Passio septem monachorum
The text survives as an appendix of Victor of Vita's Historia persecutionis Africanae provinciae and narrates the martyrdom of seven monks from a monastery in Capsa, Tunisia during the persecution of 484 CE by Huneric.
- HMML ID
- 935993347511
- PURL
- LC access point
- Passio septem monachorum
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- VIAF
Variants
- Passio beatissimorum martyrum qui apud Carthaginem passi sunt sub impio rege Hunerico
- Passio beatissimorum martyrum qui apud Carthaginem passi sunt sub impio rege Hunrico die VI. non. Iul.
- Passio septem monachorum apud Carthaginem
Work information
- Title
- Passio septem monachorum
- Centuries
- 5th century CE
- Original languages
- Genres
Associated names
- Associated names
Associated works
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Versions
- Expression
- Passio septem monachorum. Latin
- Language
- Latin
- Title
- Passio septem monachorum
General notes
- Description
- An English translation of the Passio Septem Monachorum, or, the Passion of the Blessed Martyrs who suffered at Carthage under the Impious King Huneric
- Citations
- Kristian Bagger, "Passion of the Seven Monks," accessed February 8, 2021, https://www.academia.edu/22367745.
- Description
- Victor authored Historia persecutionis, which includes appendices that are otherwise inaccessible but not written by Victor, including: Passio beatissimorum martyrum qui apud Carthaginem passi sunt sub impio rege Hunerico
- Citations
- "Victor Vitensis," Wikipedia, accessed May 10, 2024, https://perma.cc/9WG8-D9YM.
- Description
- Passio septem monachorum apud Carthaginem; manuscript text in Latin
- Citations
- 9779 (Stift Admont. Bibliothek, Codex Admontensis 739), Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed May 10, 2024, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/10081.
Preferred citation
"Passio septem monachorum." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified June 10, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/work/935993347511
Change notes
- Date added
- 2023-08-09
- Last edited
- 2024-06-10