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Saint Proculus (Proclus) of Pozzuoli ((イタリア語:San Procolo)) was martyred around 305 AD, according to Christian tradition, at the same time as Saint Januarius. He was martyred with: *Sossius or Sosius, deacon of Miseno ((イタリア語:Sosso, Sossio)) *Festus, lector ((イタリア語:Festo)) *Desiderius, lector ((イタリア語:Desiderio)) *Acutius, layman ((イタリア語:Acuzio)) *Eutyches (Eutychius), layman ((イタリア語:Eutiche)) These seven martyrs are first mentioned in relation to the life of Saint Januarius.〔(Santi Procolo, Eutiche e Acuzio )〕 The martyrs’ relics were translated at various times and to various destinations.〔 Early documents, including the ''Atti Puteolani'' and the ''Acta s. Proculi'' were kept at the Archivio della Curia of Pozzuoli before being published for the first time in 1867 at Paris by the Jesuit Bollandist Stilting.〔 In addition, the ''Atti Bolognesi'', conserved in a codex dating from 1180, also provides information about these martyrs; this codex was kept at the Celestine monastery of San Stefano at Bologna.〔 The codex contains the legend of Proculus, based on earlier accounts dating from at least the seventh century.〔 ==Legend== The legend conserved in the ''Atti Bolognesi'' states that during the persecutions carried out by Diocletian, Januarius, bishop of Benevento, escaped from his see and traveled to Pozzuoli "incognito." However, his presence became known to Christians in the area, and Januarius maintained contact with a deacon of Miseno, Sossius, as well as the deacon Festus and the lector Desiderius. Sossius was soon discovered to be a Christian by the local authorities and he was condemned by the judge Dragontius, who condemned him to be killed by wild bears in the local amphitheater. Januarius, Festus, and Desiderius, on hearing of Sossius’ arrest, took a risk and visited him in prison at the sulphur mines of Pozzuoli, near the volcano of Solfatara. The authorities discovered that these men were also Christians and they were thrown to the wild beasts as well, but as one modern account states, "...when the animals came near the Saints, they fell affectionately at their feet and refused to harm them.".〔(Hieromartyr Januarius, bishop of Benevento, and his companions: Sosius, Proclus and Festus, deacons, Gantiol, Eutychius, Acutius, and Desiderius, at Puzzuoli (305) )〕 They were then condemned to be beheaded, along with Sossius. The deacon Proculus and the laymen Eutyches and Acutius protested this sentence while the other men were being led to their execution. As a result, these three were also decapitated with the others near the Solfatara, on September 19, 305.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Proculus of Pozzuoli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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