Greek Encomion dedicated to *Menas (soldier and martyr venerated at Abu Mena, S00073) composed by Dioskoros of Aphrodito (Upper Egypt); datable to the mid 6th c. Skeleton entry
Evidence ID
E00206
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Other saint-related texts
P.Cair.Masp. 1.67024:
On the verso of a papyrus document of the year 551 from Aphrodito, part of the Dioskoros Archive, is an encomion dedicated to Saint Menas composed by Dioskoros himself, entitled: εἰς τὸν ἅγιον Μηνᾶν ἰσόψηφα ἐγκώμια ('isopsephic encomia for Saint Menas').
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Source
http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.cair.masp;1;67024duplBibliography
For a full range of the documentary evidence on Menas:Papaconstantinou, A., Le culte des saints en Égypte des Byzantins aux Abbassides (Paris: CNRS, 2001), 146–154.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
24/11/2018
ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00073 | Menas, soldier and martyr buried at Abu Mena | Μηνᾶς | Certain |
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