Editing Sancus (section)

=== Simon Magus ===
[[Justin Martyr]] records that [[Simon Magus]], a gnostic mentioned in the Christian Bible, performed such miracles by magic acts during the reign of [[Claudius]] that he was regarded as a god and honored with a statue on the island in the Tiber which the two bridges cross, with the inscription {{Lang|la|Simoni Deo Sancto}}, 'to Simon the Holy God'.<ref name=Justin>
{{cite book|author=[[Justin Martyr]]|chapter=Chapter{{nbs}}XXVI — Magicians not trusted by Christians|title=[[First Apology of Justin Martyr|The First Apology]]|chapter-url=http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/anf01.viii.ii.xxvi.html}}
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However, in 1574, the Semo Sancus statue was unearthed on the island in question, leading most scholars to believe that [[Justin Martyr|Justin]] confused {{Lang|la|Semoni Sanco}} with ''[[Simon Magus]]''.