Greek inscription on a boundary stone of a sanctuary of unnamed *Apostles. Found near Stratonikeia (Caria, western Asia Minor). Probably 6th c.
Evidence ID
E00842
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
̣+ ὅ̣ροι τῶν ἁγί-
ων καὶ ἐνδό-
ξων ἀποστό-
λων
[1. + ὅ[ρ]οι Grégoire, ὅροι Şahin, ΤΟΙΟΙ drawing]
'+ Boundaries (of the church) of the holy and glorious Apostles.'
Text: I. Stratonikeia, no. 1059.
Cult PlacesSeeking asylum at church/shrine
Cult building - independent (church)
Non Liturgical ActivitySeeking asylum at church/shrine
Awarding privileges to cult centres
Source
Boundary stone found in Stratonikeia (Caria, west Asia Minor).Discussion
The inscription indicates boundaries of a church of the unnamed Apostles. The sanctuary is otherwise unattested.Though this inscription does not say so explicitly, boundary stones were usually bestowed upon sanctuaries by emperors.
Dating: 6th c. (?), based on similar boundary stones authorised by 6th c. emperors.
Bibliography
Edition:Die Inschriften von Stratonikeia, no. 1059.
Grégoire, H. (ed.), Recueil des inscriptions grecques chrétiennes d'Asie Mineure, vol. 1 (Paris: Leroux, 1922), no. 243.
LBW, no. 534.
Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum, no. 8844.
Further Reading:
Halkin, F., "Inscriptions grecques relatives à l'hagiographie, IX, Asie Mineure", Analecta Bollandiana 71 (1953), 84.
Record Created By
Pawel Nowakowski
Date of Entry
06/11/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00084 | Apostles, unnamed or name lost | Ἀπόστολοι | Certain |
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