 The sarcophagus purported to carry his relics actually dates from the 4th century and as Antonio Borelli points out, this fact casts doubt on the authenticity of Flavian's relics, which were carried there – at least according to the tradition - two centuries later.One explanation is that the relics were not carried there at all, but already at Rambona when the inhabitants of Ricina arrived there, or that they belonged to a different saint