E00975: Quodvultdeus of Carthage, in his Book of Promises, names several tombs of apostles and saints which guarantee the truthfulness of the doctrine of the Church: in Jerusalem, of *James (probably the 'brother of the Lord', S00058) and *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030); at Ephesus, *John (the Apostle and Evangelist, S00042); in Asia, *Andrew (the Apostle, S00288); in Rome, the Apostles0 *Peter and *Paul (S00036 and *Paul S00008). Written in Latin,probably during Quodvultdeus' exile in Italy, 440/454.

Quodvultdeus, Book of Promises (Liber promissionum), Dimidium temporis 5.7

A quorum consortio alieni inueniuntur omnes haeretici qui, relicta pace communionis et panis unius, dicta apostolorum in suis non ecclesiis sed plateis praedicant et eorum memoriis non communicant; separati a toto catholicum sibi nomen asciscunt; cum in ipsa Hierusalem Iacob et Stephanus primus martir, Iohannes apud Ephesum, Andreas et ceteri per totam Asiam, Petrus et Paulus apostoli in urbe Roma gentium ecclesiam quam in Christi Domini doctrina erudierunt, pacatam unamque posteris tradentes sanguine memoriisque suis ex dominica passione sacrarunt.

'All heretics are alien to the community, those who, having left the peace of communion and shared bread, do not preach the words of the apostles in their churches but in the [public] squares, and have nothing in common with their [the Apostles'] tombs (memoriae); separated from the whole they assume for themselves the name of Catholics, while James and Stephen the first martyr in Jerusalem itself, John in Ephesus, Andrew and others through all Asia, the Apostles Peter and Paul in the city of Rome, sanctified with their blood and their tombs (memoriae), through the passion of the Lord, the Church of the nations, which they taught with the teaching of Christ the Lord, passing it to their successors whole and undisturbed.'

Text: Braun 1976. Translation: Robert Wiśniewski.