Greek inscription commemorating the construction of a building with the help of God and unnamed *Archangels. Found near Flaviopolis (Cilicia, south-east Asia Minor). Probably 6th c.
Evidence ID
E01081
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
+ Θεόδορος διάκονος κ̣ὲ ̣ἰατρὸς
κὲ ἡ αὐτοῦ σύνβιος τῇ τοῦ θ(εο)ῦ βοη-
θίᾳ κὲ τῶν ἀρχαγέλον ὑπὲρ εὐχῆς
ἐποίησεν τὸ ἔργον τοῦτο +
'+ Theodoros, deacon and physician, and his wife built this structure as a vow (with) the help of God and the Archangels. +'
Text: I. Cilicia, no. 116.
Cult PlacesCult building - unspecified
Non Liturgical ActivityConstruction of cult buildings
MiraclesEcclesiastics - lesser clergy
Cult building - unspecified
Cult building - independent (church)
Non Liturgical ActivityConstruction of cult buildings
Vow
MiraclesSaint aiding or preventing the construction of a cult building
Protagonists in Cult and NarrativesEcclesiastics - lesser clergy
Women
Physicians
Source
A stone block found at Çemkale-Farnas near ancient Flaviopolis. H. c. 0.30 m; W. c. 1 m. When recorded, it had been reused in the wall of a gate of a medieval fortress.Discussion
The inscription commemorates the completion of a building, presumably a place of cult, by Theodoros, deacon and physician, and his unnamed wife. They declare that the work was accomplished with the help of God and unspecified Archangels. Dagron and Feissel note that the assistance of angels is sometimes mentioned in building inscriptions of nearby Syria.Bibliography
Edition:I. Cilicia - Dagron, G., Feissel, D. (eds.), Inscriptions de Cilicie (Paris: De Boccard, 1987), no. 116.
Dagron, G., Marcillet-Jaubert, J., "Inscriptions de Cilicie et d'Isaurie", Belleten Türk Tarih Kurumu 42 (1978), no. 26.
Reference works:
Bulletin épigraphique (1979), 600.
Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum 28, 1261; 37, 1243.
Record Created By
Pawel Nowakowski
Date of Entry
15/01/2016
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00191 | Archangels, unnamed or name lost | ἀρχάγγελοι | Certain |
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