Titulus of Pyramus, the cubicularius Lucius Vitellius the elder

Titulus (Latin "title") describes the conventional inscriptions on stone that listed the honours of an individual [1] or that identified boundaries in the Roman Empire, or that identified the subsections in, for example, Justinian's Pandects. In Christian archeology, the tituli are specifically a set number of Early Christian churches built round the edges of Ancient Rome, which were ascribed to patrons, whose names often identified them: "they received the name tituli, from the name of the founder or proprietor who held the property in custody for the Church" (CE "Titulus"). The most ancient text which alludes to a titulus of this kind is the fourth-century defense of Athanasius against the Arians. By the end of the fifth century the Liber Pontificalis recognized 25 tituli. Three more were added in the twelfth century. Image File history File links Pyramus. ... Image File history File links Pyramus. ... Lucius Vitellius was the name of two politicians of the early Roman Empire, father and son. ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Justinian may refer to: Justinian I, a Roman Emperor; Justinian II, a Byzantine Emperor; Justinian, a storeship sent to the convict settlement at New South Wales in 1790. ... Pandects (Lat. ... The facade of Santa Barbara dei Librai, one of the many churches of Rome. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... Athanasius of Alexandria (also spelled Athanasios) was a Christian bishop of Alexandria in the fourth century. ... The Book of the Popes or the Liber Pontificalis is a major source for early medieval history but was also met with intense critical scrutiny. ...

In Roman Catholicism, the holder of a titulus is a "titular". The titulars were by tradition native-born Romans (of high social standing). The first church in Rome to have a non-Italian titular was Santi Quattro Coronati: Dietrich of Trier was appointed titular in 975 by Pope Benedict VII. That basilica was originally Titulus Aemilianae, drawing its name in characteristic fashion from its foundress, who doubtless owned the extensive suburban Roman villa whose foundations remain under the church and whose audience hall became the ecclesiastical basilica. First courtyard with the guard tower. ... Benedict VII (born in Rome, the son of David, and previously Bishop of Sutri; died 983) belonged to the noble family of the counts of Tusculum. ... St. ... The Roman Empire contained many villas which were rather like country houses, though suburban villas on the edge of cities were known, such as the Middle and Late Republican villas that encroached on the Campus Martius, then on the edge of Rome, and which can be also seen outside the...

In the context of the Crucifixion, the titulus INRI was affixed to the cross. See INRI. Artistic depiction of the crucifixion of Jesus. ... A Crucifix with the INRI plaque attached, the Holy Spirit Church in Košice, Slovakia A Crucifix with the stylized INRI plaque attached, the cornfields near Mureck in rural Styria, Austria INRI is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase IESVS NAZARENVS REX IVDAEORVM, which translates to English as: Jesus the...

At the recovery of the coffin of King Arthur at Glastonbury Abbey, at an opportune moment after a devastating fire in the twelfth century, a lead cross of Arthur was alleged to have born the explicit titulus HIC JACET SEPULTUS INCLITUS REX ARTHURUS IN INSULA AVALONIA. The well-publicized discovery described by Giraldus Cambrensis, redoubled the pilgrimages to the Abbey. King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where he appears as the ideal of kingship in both war and peace. ... Glastonbury Abbey in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, now presents itself as traditionally the oldest above-ground Christian church in the world situated in the mystical land of Avalon by dating the founding of the community of monks at 63 A.D., the legendary visit of Joseph of Arimathea, who was supposed... Giraldus Cambrensis (c. ...

References

• William Smith, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London, 1875: "Nobiles"
• Catholic Encyclopedia 1908: "Titulus"