Theodemir or Theodomar (Galician and Spanish: Teodomiro; died 847), was a bishop of Iria, in Galicia.
Background
editAt some point between year 818, when Bishop Quendulf was still alive, and 842 when king Alfonso II of Asturias died,[1] Pelagius the Hermit saw mysterious lights, like a shower of stars, on the same hill in the forest near Libredon every night. He went and reported the phenomenon to Bishop Theodemir.[2]
On July 25, 812,[3] Theodemir gathered a small entourage and went to Libredon to see the phenomenon for himself. There, in the dense vegetation, they discovered a stone sepulchre in which rested the corpses of three men, who were immediately identified as the Apostle James the Great and two of his disciples, Theodore and Athanasius. Theodemir believed that this was in line with the Breviary of the Apostles, which taught that James was buried in an ark in Marmarica (arca marmarica), probably an ark from Marmarica, Ancient Libya. But he said "arca de mármol" or an ark of marble was meant.[4]
In August 2024, a team of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology concluded that the bones found under the floor of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in 1955 are those of Bishop Theodemir with 98% certainty.” [5]
His Mtdna was: (T2b9). Probably goth origins. [6]
FTDNA has added Bishop Theodomir of Iria Flavia to their Notable Connections collection. They have him as:
(R-M207>M173>M343>L754>L761>L389>P297>M269>L23>L51>P310>L151>P312>Z46516>ZZ11>DF27>Z195>Z198>CTS4188>S14445>Z29704>BY3268)
References
edit- ^ Fletcher, R.A. (1984). Saint James's catapult : the life and times of Diego Gelmírez of Santiago de Compostela. Oxford [Oxfordshire]: Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-822581-2.
- ^ Verdú Roche, Sergio. Análisis de viabilidad para la creación de un hospital de peregrinos en el tramo asturiano del Camino de Santiago. Diss. 2019. p.9
- ^ "St. James the Greater|Feast day:July 25". Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
- ^ Sebio, Óscar Cardoner. "El camino de Santiago y El códice calixtino." Palabras propias.
- ^ Jones, Sam (13 August 2024). "Bones found in north-west Spain could be legendary bishop's, scientists believe". The Guardian.
- ^ "T2b9* MTree".
- ^ "Bishop Teodomiro of Iria Flavia". FamilyTreeDNA Discover.
- ^ Pérez-Ramallo, Patxi; Rodríguez-Varela, Ricardo; Staniewska, Alexandra; Ilgner, Jana; Krzewińska, Maja; Chivall, David; Higham, Tom; Götherström, Anders; Roberts, Patrick (August 2024). "Unveiling Bishop Teodomiro of Iria Flavia? An attempt to identify the discoverer of St James's tomb through osteological and biomolecular analyses (Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain)". Antiquity. 98 (400): 973–990. doi:10.15184/aqy.2024.91.
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