Greek inscription on a boundary stone of a church of *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030). Found near Amisos (Helenopontus, northern Asia Minor). 491-518.
E00983
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
A stone, found at Alayurt (area of Amisos, Helenopontus, northeastern 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 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.
Pawel Nowakowski
13/12/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00030 | Stephen, the First Martyr | Certain |
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