Labels of tombs with references to a church in Korykos, dedicated to *Charitine (martyr of Korykos, S00664), and a burial club or a charitable institution, affiliated to it. Found at Korykos/Corycus (Cilicia, south-east Asia Minor). Probably late 5th or 6th c.
E01062
Inscriptions - Funerary inscriptions
Inscription 1:
Engraved over the entrance to a rock-cut tomb. Recorded in 1891 and 1892 by Adolf Wilhelm. To the right of our text there is another inscription with an imprecation, threatening potential desecrators of the grave.
Κ(ύρι)ε. + θήκη Παύλου πρεσβυ(τέρου)
παραμοναρίου τῆς ἁγίας
Χαριτήν[ης]
'L(or)d! + The tomb of Paulos, presbyter and watchman (of the church) of Saint Charitine.'
Text: MAMA III, no. 638.
Inscription 2:
A sarcophagus. Recorded in 1925 by Josef Keil and Adolf Wilhelm. There is no published detailed description of the object. The inscription is written within a circle. To the right of it there is another text, saying that a certain Marinos is buried in the tomb.
+ τοῦ
φιλιακ-
οῦ τῆς ἁγ[ί-]
ας Χαρι-
τίνη-
ς
'+ (Tomb) of the friendly association of Saint Charitine.'
Text: MAMA III, no. 580a.
Inscription 3:
The lid of a sarcophagus. Letter height 0.15-0.085 m. Recorded in 1925 by Josef Keil and Adolf Wilhelm.
+ θήκη τοῦ φηλιακοῦ
+ τῆς ἁγί+ας Χαρι- +
τίνις
'+ Sarcophagus of the friendly association + of Sa+int Chari+tine.'
Text: MAMA III, no. 788.
Cult building - independent (church)
Places Named after SaintHospital and other charitable institutions
Non Liturgical ActivityCultic confraternities
Saint as patron - of a community
Protagonists in Cult and NarrativesEcclesiastics - lesser clergy
Discussion
Inscription 1 labels the tomb that belonged to a certain Paulos, presbyter and guardian (παραμονάριος) of a church dedicated to *Charitine, presumably the holy virgin, martyred in Corycus according to her legend (E06693). A guild affiliated to the same church, or just named after the same saint, is mentioned in Inscriptions 2 and 3. The guild is called φιλιακόν, which literally means 'a friendly association', and may designate a burial club, raising funds for the burial of its members. For a commentary on the term φιλιακόν, see E01029. Inscription 2 may be an official label, placed by the guild on its tombs, as it is written in a circle, in a much better lettering than the text engraved to the right of it.A further inscription inscription, presented in record E01063, shows that another φιλιακόν, this time named after Mary as the God-Bearer, was also active at the city.
Dating: probably late 5th or 6th c. (based on the style of the lettering and tombs).
Bibliography
Edition:Inscription 1:
Hagel, St., Tomaschitz, K., (eds.), Repertorium der westkilikischen Inschriften (Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Denkschriften der philosophisch-historischen Klasse 265, Ergänzungsbände zu den Tituli Asiae Minoris 22, Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1998), no. Kry 181.
Monumenta Asiae Minoris Antiqua III, no. 638.
Inscription 2:
Hagel, St., Tomaschitz, K., (eds.), Repertorium der westkilikischen Inschriften (Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Denkschriften der philosophisch-historischen Klasse 265, Ergänzungsbände zu den Tituli Asiae Minoris 22, Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1998), no. Kry 594a.
Monumenta Asiae Minoris Antiqua III, no. 580a.
Inscription 3:
Hagel, St., Tomaschitz, K., (eds.), Repertorium der westkilikischen Inschriften (Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Denkschriften der philosophisch-historischen Klasse 265, Ergänzungsbände zu den Tituli Asiae Minoris 22, Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1998), no. Kry 359.
Monumenta Asiae Minoris Antiqua III, no. 788.
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), 106.
Halkin, F., "Inscriptions grecques relatives à l'hagiographie, IX, Asie Mineure", Analecta Bollandiana 71 (1953), 89-90.
Maraval, P., Lieux saints et pélerinages d’Orient. Histoire et géographie des origines à la conquête arabe (Paris: Editions du Cerf, 1985), 356.
Mietke, G., "Monumentalisierung christilcher Heiliger in Kilikien in frühbyzantinischer Zeit", Olba 17 (2009), 121.
Pawel Nowakowski
07/01/2016
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00664 | Charitine, virgin and martyr of Corycus (Cilicia) | Χαριτίνη | Certain |
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