Greek invocation of the God of a saint, whose name is lost, probably *John the Apostle and Evangelist (S00042). Found in the monastery of John the Theologian on Patmos. Possibly late antique or later.
Evidence ID
E01179
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
Inscriptions - Inscribed architectural elements
+ κ(ύρι)ε θ(εό)ς τοῦ ἁ[γίου - - -]
Εὐσεβίου κ[- - -]
ΚΕΘC Manganaro, Κ(ύρι)ε θ(εὸ)ς Robert
'+ O Lord, God of Saint [- - - help?] of Eusebios [- - -]'
Text: Manganaro 1963-1964, no. 49.
Non Liturgical Activity
Prayer/supplication/invocation
Protagonists in Cult and NarrativesOther lay individuals/ people
Source
Fragment of a marble plaque. H. 0.18 m; W. 0.3 m; Th. 0.09 m; letter height 0.025 m. Seen and copied in the autumn of 1962 by Giacomo Manganaro in the Monastery of John the Theologian on Patmos.Discussion
The inscription is the invocation of the God of a saint whose name is lost. This was most probably *John the Evangelist (also venerated as the Theologian). John was said to have been exiled on Patmos during the persecutions of the emperor Domitian and it was believed that he authored the Book of Revelation on the island. He is also frequently mentioned in other (mostly middle Byzantine) inscriptions from the island, see: Manganaro 1963-1964, p. 346. In 1088 the emperor Alexios I Komnenos founded a monastery there, dedicated to John as the Theologian. The date of our inscription is disputable, but as the plaque was cut to be reused in a new structure, we can at least suppose that it predates the construction of the monastery.Bibliography
Edition:Manganaro, G., "Le iscrizioni delle Isole Milesie", Annuario della Scuola archeologica di Atene e delle missioni italiane in Oriente, 41-42 (1963-1964), no. 49.
Further reading:
Kiourtzian, G., "Pietas insulariorum", [in:] Eupsychia: mélanges offerts à Hélène Ahrweiler, vol. 2 (Série Byzantina Sorbonensia 16, Paris: Publications de la Sorbonne, 1998), 377.
Reference works:
Bulletin épigraphique (1966), 323.
Images
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From: Manganaro 1963-1964, 345.
Record Created By
Paweł Nowakowski
Date of Entry
10/03/2016
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00042 | John, the Apostle and Evangelist | Uncertain | S01744 | Saints, name lost or very partially preserved | Certain |
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