Praetextatus

Praetextatus, a robed gentleman in Plutarch, would not sit down at a feast, because he might not sit highest, but went his ways all in a chafe.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Sixtus had taken to holding services in the private cemetery of Praetextatus because it was not watched as closely by the authorities as was the cemetery of Calixtus.

Optional Memorial of Pope St. Sixtus II and companions, martyrs Argent 2006

Gregory came from the senatorial caste of Symmachus and Praetextatus.

The Early Middle Ages 500-1000 Robert Brentano 1964

Eleusis, Agorius Praetextatus spoke of [Greek: sunechonta to anthrôpeion genos hagiôtata mustêria] (Zozimus, IV, 3, 2).

The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Franz Cumont

We know of those beliefs of the Sabaziasts from the frescoes in the catacombs of Praetextatus; the _Mercurius nuntius_, who leads the dead, is found beside Attis under the Greek name of Hermes (see Hepding, p. 263).

The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Franz Cumont

In the time of Symmachus and Praetextatus, the members of the

The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Franz Cumont

In a fresco which dates from the middle of the fourth century in the "great cave" of the catacomb of Praetextatus, Alpha and Omega are found in connection with the monogrammatic cross.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

He prohibited nocturnal sacrificial practices and magic, probably because they were causes of public disorder, for at the request of Praetextatus, proconsul of Achaia, he tolerated the mysteries of Eleusis and in 371 declared haruspicia legal.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913

In the Acts of St. Cecilia and the "Liber Pontificalis" it is said that Pope Urban was buried in the Catacomb of Praetextatus on the Via Appia.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913

The fresco the cemetery of Praetextatus, showing Susanna as a lamb between two wolves (the elders), is another example of the lamb as symbol of one of the ordinary faithful.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913