Greek sale of a house, from Theagenis in the Fayum, referring to a church of *Onnophrios (Egyptian anchorite, 4th c., S00055); datable to the 6th/7th c.
Evidence ID
E00124
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Sale document
SB 1.5320,11
ἐξ ἀνατολ[ῶν τ]ὸ εἰρημ(ένον) ῥύμιον τὸ ἀνάγον εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ ἁγίου Οὐεναφρίου
'east, the said street that leads to the church of Saint Ouenaphrios'
The sale document gives the boundaries of the property, and it is in this context that the street leading to a church of Saint Onnophrios is mentioned. The church is also mentioned in lines 6 and 9 of the document.
Full text available under: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;1;5320
Translation: Gesa Schenke
Cult Places
Cult building - independent (church)
Source
SB 1.5320, a fragmentary papyrus leaf.Discussion
The mere mention of such a building is not automatically an indication of an active cult of Onnophrios, since the building itself might not be in use at a given time. It does, however, indicate that Onnophrios had been celebrated there at some point.Documentary evidence for church buildings dedicated to Onnophrios is also found in Lykopolis, Aphrodito, and Pallas in the Coptite nome. So far no such evidence comes from a city.
Bibliography
Edition:Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten, I– (Strassburg, Berlin, Leipzig, Heidelberg: 1913– ). = SB
Further reading:
Papaconstantinou, A., Le culte des saints en Égypte des Byzantins aux Abbassides (Paris: CNRS, 2001), 161.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
5/11/2014
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00055 | Onnophrios, Egyptian anchorite, 4th c. | Οὐενάφριος | Certain |
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