Greek inscription on a boundary stone of a church of *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030). Found near Amisos (Helenopontus, northern Asia Minor). 491-518.
Evidence ID
E00983
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
A stone, found at Alayurt (area of Amisos, Helenopontus, - Asia Minor) in the summer of 1986 by the mission of the British Institute at Ankara. There is no published detailed description of the object.
Mentioned in: French 1987a, 194; French 1987, 10.
The inscription was not published in full in either of the two articles by David French. From the description we learn that it marks the boundaries of a church of the holy and glorious First Martyr Stephen (ἅγιος καὶ ἔνδοξος πρωτομάρτυς Στέφανος) in the territory of Galaë (Γαλαη), and that it was authorised by the emperor Anastasius. A certain bishop Ioannes and an anonymous comes in the rank of consularis are also mentioned.
Dating: 491-518, based on a reference to the emperor Anastasius.
Cult PlacesSeeking asylum at church/shrine
Protagonists in Cult and NarrativesMonarchs and their family
Cult building - independent (church)
Non Liturgical ActivitySeeking asylum at church/shrine
Awarding privileges to cult centres
Protagonists in Cult and NarrativesMonarchs and their family
Ecclesiastics - bishops
Officials
Aristocrats
Bibliography
Further reading:Destephen, S., "Martyrs locaux et cultes civiques en Asie Mineure", in: J.C. Caillet, S. Destephen, B. Dumézil, H. Inglebert, Des dieux civiques aux saints patrons (IVe-VIIe siècle) (Paris: éditions A. & J. Picard, 2015), 104.
French, D.H., "Roads and Roman milestones in Asia Minor, 1986 [in Turkish]", Araştırma Sonuçları Toplantısı 5 (1987a), 194.
French, D.H., "The year's work", Anatolian Studies 37 (1987), 10.
Reference works:
Chroniques d'épigraphie byzantine, 456.
Record Created By
Pawel Nowakowski
Date of Entry
13/12/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00030 | Stephen, the First Martyr | Certain |
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