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Quirinus most likely was originally a Sabine war god. The Sabines had a settlement near the eventual site of Rome, and erected an altar to Quirinus on the Collis Quirinalis, Quirinal Hill, one of the Seven hills of Rome. When the Romans settled in the area, the cult of Quirinus became part of their early belief system.
Mary and Joseph register for the census before Governor Quirinius. Byzantine mosaic at the Chora Church, Constantinople 1315–1320.. Publius Sulpicius Quirinius (c. 51 BC – AD 21), also translated as Cyrenius, [1] was a Roman aristocrat.
The obverse probably depicts Quirinus; on the reverse is Ceres, alluding to Gaius Memmius Quirinus, who established the Ludi Ceriales. [4] This list includes abbreviated praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see filiation. Gaius Memmius C. f. Quirinus, plebeian aedile prior to 210 BC, was the first to exhibit the Cerealia at Rome. [9 ...
[4] Pronunciation: Mo-seh [5] Meaning: Is Born [5]: Nazareth (This is the village that Jesus grew up in. Although Bethlehem is the biblical birthplace of Jesus, some scholars believe that Jesus was born in Nazareth.)
The flamen Quirinalis presided over at least three festivals, the Consualia Aestiva on August 21, [2] [3] Robigalia on April 25, [4] and Larentalia on December 23. [5] Beside these festivals that of Quirinus himself, the Quirinalia, would almost surely require the participation of the flamen Quirinalis. [6]
Before then, the pronunciation of Latin in church was the same as the pronunciation of Latin in other fields and tended to reflect the sound values associated with the nationality and native language of the speaker. [65] Other ecclesiastical pronunciations are still in use, especially outside the Catholic Church.
The combined presence of Numa and the flamen Quirinalis, the high priest of Quirinus, the Sabine god of war who become identified with Mars, [13] may suggest a Sabine origin. [14] The late Republican scholar Varro says that the Robigalia was named for the god Robigus, [15] who as the numen or personification of agricultural disease could also ...
Quirinus of Neuss (German: Quirin, Quirinus), sometimes called Quirinus of Rome (which is the name shared by another martyr) is venerated as a martyr and saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic church.. His cultus was centred at Neuss in Germany, even though he was a Roman martyr.