Documentation
These pages explain the Roman Martyrology and this site. The first part is for every reader: what the book is, where it comes from, how it is meant to be used, and how to read a day's page, its asterisks and its lunar table. The second part is for scholars, students and developers: the identifiers this project gives to every eulogy, the open data behind the site, and how to help.
The Roman Martyrology
- History of the Roman Martyrology — From the early martyrologies to the editio typica altera of 2004.
- Using the Martyrology — What the book is for, and how and when it is read.
- The Martyrology and the particular calendars — Proper calendars, the Propria of the Martyrology, and the editions of the conferences.
- Reading a day’s page — The Roman date, the moon, the order of the eulogies, and the asterisks.
- The lunar table — Golden number, epact and the letters of the Martyrology: finding the moon to announce.
- The editions on this site — Each edition, its nature, and who can read it.
- Notes, misprints and errata — What an edition prints, and what the curators add.
- Names and places — How persons and places are marked, highlighted and linked to Wikidata.
The project
- Canonical eulogy IDs — Why every eulogy has an identifier, and the rules that form it.
- Data and sources — The open registry behind the site, and its API.
- How to contribute — What scholars and students can help review.