Eusebius of Caesarea, in his Martyrs of Palestine (3.1), narrates the martyrdom of *Timotheos (martyr of Gaza, S00122) in 305. Written in Greek at Caesarea (Palestine) in 311; a longer version of the text survives only in a later Syriac translation.
Evidence ID
E00299
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Accounts of martyrdom
Major author/Major anonymous work
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea, Martyrs of Palestine, 3.1
Summary:
A native of Gaza, Timotheos was arrested and incarcerated in this city during the second year of the Diocletianic persecution (= 305). After undergoing multiple tortures, but still refusing to offer sacrifice, he was condemned to death by slow fire and executed in the same city.
Summary: Sergey Minov
Non Liturgical Activity
Composing and translating saint-related texts
Source
In this work Eusebius presents an account of the suffering and death of Christian martyrs executed during the eight years of the Diocletianic (or Great) persecution, i.e. 303-311. Most of the martyrdoms described by Eusebius took place in Palestine, with the provincial capital city of Caesarea as the most prominent setting.Martyrdom of Timotheos: ed. Cureton 1861, pp. 9*-10* (long recension); ed. Schwartz et al. 1999, vol. 2, p. 910 (short recension); English trans. Lawlor and Oulton 1927-1928, vol. 1, pp. 340-341.
For a full discussion of the Martyrs of Palestine, see E00294.
Discussion
This entry, typical of Eusebius' description of the martyrs of Palestine, consists of a brief account of torture and death, with no reference to miraculous events. Although there is no explicit reference to the martyr's commemoration, the record of the date of his death might suggest that he was commemorated in Caesarea in an annual celebration on that day.Bibliography
Editions and translations:Cureton, W. (ed.), History of the Martyrs in Palestine, by Eusebius, Bishop in Caesarea, Discovered in a Very Ancient Syriac Manuscript (London / Edinburgh: Williams and Norgate / Paris: C. Borrani, 1861).
Lawlor, H.J., and Oulton, J.E.L. (trans.), The Ecclesiastical History and the Martyrs of Palestine. 2 vols (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1927-1928).
Schwartz, E., Mommsen, T., and Winkelmann, F. (eds.), Eusebius Werke, Band 2, Teil 2 (Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten Jahrhunderte NF 6/2; 2nd ed.; Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1999).
Record Created By
Sergey Minov
Date of Entry
16/02/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00122 | Timotheos, martyr of Gaza | ܛܝܡܬܐܘܤ | Certain |
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