Evidence ID
E00943
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Graffiti
+ ἐνκ(αί)ν(ια) τοῦ ἁ-
γυίου Νικωλ(άου)
μινὴ Μαΐ(ῳ)
ΠΡc
/\/
ΤΙΕΓΠΑΙL
ΠΑΘc
1-2. ἁ|γυίου = ἁγίου || 3. μινὴ = μηνὶ || 4-6. πρ(εσβείαις) τ(ῆς) πανα[γ]ία(ς) πα(ρ)θ(ένου) (?) Grégoire
'+ The consecration (of the church) of Saint Nicholas (took place) in the month of May.'
Then follow random letters that according to Grégoire should be read:
'(It was completed) through the intercessions of the all-holy Virgin.'
Text: IGC, no. 233(4).
Liturgical ActivitiesCult building - independent (church)
Places Named after SaintPrayer/supplication/invocation
Miracles
Ceremony of dedication
FestivalsAnniversary of church/altar dedication
Cult PlacesCult building - independent (church)
Cult building - monastic
Places Named after SaintMonastery
Non Liturgical ActivityPrayer/supplication/invocation
Construction of cult buildings
MiraclesSaint aiding or preventing the construction of a cult building
Source
A graffito edited by Henri Grégoire from a drawing by Emil Szanto. Found on a wall in a rock-cut church at Strobilos, between Myndos and Halikarnassos (Henri Grégoire erroneously claimed that the inscription had been found in Termera. For correct identification of the find-spot see the comments in Halkin 1953a, p. 83, n. 6). Lines 1-3 are in a frame; lines 4-6 are scarcely legible. Most of the text seems to have been written by one hand.Discussion
The graffito commemorates the consecration of a church dedicated to Saint Nicholas, apparently *Nicholas of Myra, presumably the rock-cut church in which the inscription was found. The dedicatory formula is followed by an unintelligible sequence of letters, which Henri Grégoire interpreted as an invocation of the Virgin *Mary, but this is highly hypothetical.Dating: probably 7th c. (based on the archaeological context).
Bibliography
Edition:Grégoire, H. (ed.), Recueil des inscriptions grecques chrétiennes d'Asie Mineure, vol. 1 (Paris: Leroux, 1922), no. 233(4).
Further reading:
Destephen, S., 'Quatre études sur le monachisme asianique (IVe-VIIe siècle)', Journal des savants (2010), 203.
Halkin, F., "Inscriptions grecques relatives à l'hagiographie, IX, Asie Mineure", Analecta Bollandiana 71 (1953), 83.
Record Created By
Pawel Nowakowski
Date of Entry
07/12/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00033 | Mary, Mother of Christ | πα(ρ)θ(ένος) | Uncertain | S00520 | Nicholas, bishop of Myra in Lycia, under Constantine | Νικώλ(αος) | Certain |
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