The red slit in the neck in this bust of St. Acisclus at the Hispanic Society refers to his decapitation at the order of the Roman governor of Cordoba. The handsomeness of this representation of the saint may refer to the governor's taunt, "think about the beauty of your youth, lest you perish."
After they were arrested, Acisclus and Victoria were tortured. According to tradition, Victoria was killed by arrows and Acisclus was beheaded.
One tenth century passio relates that the Romanprefect of Córdoba, Dion, an "iniquitous persecutor of Christians," had Acisclus and Victoria cast into a fiery furnace. However, when he heard Acisclus and Victoria sing songs of joy from within the furnace, Dion had them bound to stones and cast into the Guadalquivir. They were soon floating unharmed on the river's surface. He then suspended them over a fire. The fire, however, raged out of control and killed hundreds of pagans. The two saints then submitted to martyrdom, having proved their point and demonstrated their faith.[2]
Their home was turned into a church. During the ninth century, some of the Martyrs of Córdoba were associated with this church, including Perfectus, a priest there.
Acisclus, along with his sister Victoria, are patron saints of Córdoba, and their cult was venerated throughout Hispania and southern France, especially in Provence. There was a minor church dedicated to Saint Acisclus on the slopes of Montserrat.
Chapel of Saints Acisclo and Victoria, in Arroyuelos (Valderredible, Spain). Cave church.
Iconographyedit
Acisclus and Victoria are represented in art as a young man and woman crowned with roses.
Referencesedit
^Jones, Terry. . Patron Saints Index. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2007.
acisclus, saint, also, ascylus, ocysellus, spanish, acisclo, french, aciscle, died, martyr, córdoba, hispania, iberian, peninsula, modern, portugal, spain, life, mentioned, eulogius, cordoba, suffered, martyrdom, during, diocletianic, persecution, along, with,. Saint Acisclus also Ascylus Ocysellus Spanish Acisclo French Aciscle died 304 was a martyr of Cordoba in Hispania the Iberian Peninsula i e modern Portugal and Spain His life is mentioned by Eulogius of Cordoba He suffered martyrdom during the Diocletianic Persecution along with his sister Victoria Their feast day is 17 November There is doubt about the historical veracity of Victoria s existence but both martyrs were honored in Mozarabic liturgical rites Saint AcisclusReliquary of Acisclus Saint Sernin basilica cryptMartyrBorn3rd centuryCordoba SpainDied304Cordoba SpainVenerated inCatholic Church Eastern Orthodox ChurchFeast17 NovemberAttributeswith Saint Victoria his sister 1 crowned with rosesPatronageCordoba SpainThe red slit in the neck in this bust of St Acisclus at the Hispanic Society refers to his decapitation at the order of the Roman governor of Cordoba The handsomeness of this representation of the saint may refer to the governor s taunt think about the beauty of your youth lest you perish After they were arrested Acisclus and Victoria were tortured According to tradition Victoria was killed by arrows and Acisclus was beheaded One tenth century passio relates that the Roman prefect of Cordoba Dion an iniquitous persecutor of Christians had Acisclus and Victoria cast into a fiery furnace However when he heard Acisclus and Victoria sing songs of joy from within the furnace Dion had them bound to stones and cast into the Guadalquivir They were soon floating unharmed on the river s surface He then suspended them over a fire The fire however raged out of control and killed hundreds of pagans The two saints then submitted to martyrdom having proved their point and demonstrated their faith 2 Their home was turned into a church During the ninth century some of the Martyrs of Cordoba were associated with this church including Perfectus a priest there Contents 1 Veneration 2 Iconography 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksVeneration edit nbsp Church of Sant Acisclus y Santa Victoria de Surp Acisclus along with his sister Victoria are patron saints of Cordoba and their cult was venerated throughout Hispania and southern France especially in Provence There was a minor church dedicated to Saint Acisclus on the slopes of Montserrat nbsp Chapel of Saints Acisclo and Victoria in Arroyuelos Valderredible Spain Cave church Iconography editAcisclus and Victoria are represented in art as a young man and woman crowned with roses References edit Jones Terry Acislus Patron Saints Index Archived from the original on 13 February 2007 Retrieved 7 March 2007 Chapter 6 Christian Martyrs in Muslim Spain Sources editSaint of the Day Acisclus Martyrdom without Miracles Christian Martyrs in Muslim Hispania Patronage and Piety Montserrat and the Royal House of Medieval Catalonia Aragon Detailed history of the abbey PDF Passio SS Martyrum Aciscli amp Victoriae in Latin in xps format in Enrique Florez Espana Sagrada Madrid Antonio Marin 1753 X 485 491 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint Acisclus Acislus and Victoria at the Christian Iconography website CatholicSaints Vatican va nbsp Saints portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Acisclus amp oldid 1172899127, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
