An unpublished Greek inscription from the south church at Akören near Anazarbos (Cilicia, south-east Asia Minor) with a reference to a certain *Andreas (probably Andrew the Apostle, S00288, or else Andreas 'Stratelates', soldier and martyr of Cilicia, S00763) as the patron of a church. Probably late antique.
Evidence ID
E01056
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
Gabriele Mietke mentions an unpublished inscription from the south church in Akören (Cilicia, south-eastern Asia Minor) with a reference to a saint called Andreas as the patron of a church, probably the same sanctuary where the inscription was found.
See: Mietke, G., "Monumentalisierung christilcher Heiliger in Kilikien in frühbyzantinischer Zeit", Olba 17 (2009), 120, note 9.
Cult Places
Cult building - independent (church)
Bibliography
Further reading:Mietke, G., "Monumentalisierung christilcher Heiliger in Kilikien in frühbyzantinischer Zeit", Olba 17 (2009), 120, note 9.
Record Created By
Pawel Nowakowski
Date of Entry
04/01/2016
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00288 | Andrew, the Apostle | Uncertain | S00763 | Andreas Stratelates, martyr under Maximian | Uncertain |
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