Justus (died November 2, 293 [1] ) is a holy martyr from Trieste . Memorial Day - November 2 .
| Saint Justus of Trieste | |
|---|---|
 Saint Just on the bell tower of the Cathedral in Trieste | |
| Birth | |
| Death | November 2, 293 Aquileia , Trieste |
| In the face | martyr |
| Day of Remembrance | November 2 |
| Attributes | spear, flowers on the chest, palm branch and cathedral in hands |
Saint Justus (it .: San Giusto di Trieste, San Giusto martire), a citizen of Trieste, according to passion , was known for his works and virtues. As a Christian and refusing to offer a sacrifice, he appeared before the Roman court. He was sentenced to death by drowning, and was drowned in the Gulf of Trieste, near the current promontorio of St. Andrew.
On the night of the death of St. Justa, a presbyter (priest or bishop) Sevastian, was told in a dream that the body of St. Just had been washed ashore, despite the burdens that should have dragged him to the bottom. Sevastian gathered the faithful, and they went in search of the body, which was found on the site of the current Riva Grumula . St. Justus was buried near the coast where he was found. In late ancient times, there was a cemetery near Piazza Hortis in Trieste, and perhaps the former Basilica of the Holy Martyrs on the corner of Via Ciamician and Via Duca d'Aosta was erected over the grave of St. Justa.
In the Middle Ages, the body of St. Justus was transferred to the chapel in the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary, Mother of God (modern Duomo ), dating back to the 6th century. When in the X - XI centuries the chapel was annexed to the basilica, the cathedral, being consecrated by the Virgin, began to be called the cathedral of St. Justa.
St. Just is revered by the patron saint of Trieste. He is also considered a patron in the cities of Labin , San Giusto Canavese , as well as in Misilmeri , in Sicily .
Links
- Kirschbaum, E., et al. (eds). 1968-76: Lexikon der christlichen Ikonographie , 8 vols. Rome-Freiburg-Basle-Vienna: Herder
- Santebeati.it: San Giusto di Trieste (Italian)
- Acta Sanctorum November I , p. 428-430, Passion edited by Guilielmus Van Hooff. The editor used MS Lat. cl. IX, 28 (= 2798) from Biblioteca Marciana , Venice, MS Lat. 330 from Staatsbibliothek , Vienna, as well as a Passion record from an undefined code.
- Stefano di Brazzano, Passio sancti Iusti martyris . The text is composed of various codes and is equipped with an introduction, notes and translation into Italian. In: Atti e Memorie della Societa 'Istriana di Archeologia e Storia Patria 98 (1998) 58-85.
- Luciana Cuppo, " Passio sancti Iusti martyris : A Late Antique Statement of Roman Identity vis-a-vis Domination from the East." In: Identity and Alterity in Hagiography and the Cult of Saints , eds. Ana Marinkovic and Trpimir Vedris (Hagiotheca: Zagreb 2010) 37-58.
Notes
- ↑ This date is spelled out in the Verona Codex (codex Verona, Biblioteca Capitolare 39, f. 200 (9c)). Other manuscripts do not give an exact date. Therefore, experts unfamiliar with the code of Verona attribute the martyrdom of the saint to 303, the time of the general persecution of the reign of Emperor Diocletian.