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Tibúrtius, Chromátii præfécti
Urbis fílius, sancti Sebastiáni ópera Christiánus, cum ob eam causam ad
Fabiánum júdicem addúctus esset múltaque apud illum de Christi fide
prædicáret, excandéscens judex paviméntum candéntibus carbónibus sterni
jubet. Mox, Tibúrti, inquit, vel diis nostris sacrífices opórtet,
vel per istos carbónes nudis pédibus tibi incedéndum est. At ille,
crucis signo se múniens fidentérque ámbulans in pruna, Disce, inquit, ex
hoc solum esse Deum, quem Christiáni colunt ; prunæ enim mihi flores
vidéntur. Quod cum mágicis ártibus tríbuerétur, extra Urbem ductus
Tibúrtius, ac via Lavicána tértio ab Urbe lápide gládio percússus, ibi a
Christiánis sepelítur. Quo die Susánna virgo nobilíssima, quod
Galérii Maximiáni, fílii Diocletiáni imperatóris, conjúgium recusáret, ut
quæ virginitátem Deo vóverat ; post multa tormentórum génera, quibus várie
tentátum est sanctum Vírginis propósitum, domi suæ, jussu imperatóris,
gládio percússa, ad duplex virginitátis et martyrii præmium migrávit in
cælum. |
Tiburtius was son to Chromatius, Prefect of the city of
Rome, and was converted to Christianity by holy Sebastian. On this
account he was brought before Fabian the judge, and spake boldly in his
presence many things concerning belief in Christ. Then Fabian broke
out in anger and caused the pavement to be spread with live coals.
Now, Tiburtius, said he, Thou must either sacrifice to our gods, or walk
barefoot on these coals. Tiburtius armed himself with the sign of
the Cross and walked boldly on the coals. Learn from this, said he,
that there is no God but he whom the Christians worship ; for the coals
are to me like flowers. For this he was credited with art magic, led
forth without the city and smitten with the sword at the third milestone
on the Lavican Way, where he was buried by the Christians. On the
same day, the noble maiden Susanna, having refused the offer of marriage
of Galerius Maximianus, son to the Emperor Diocletian, because she had
made a vow of her virginity to God, after divers torments wherewith her
holy resolution was tried, was smitted with the sword, in her own house,
by order of the Emperor, and passed to heaven to receive the double reward
of virginity and martyrdom. |
