Greek inscription on a boundary stone of a church dedicated to a saint *Theodore (presumably the soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480). Found at Fa‘loūl near Apamea on the Orontes (central Syria). Probably late antique.
Evidence ID
E01640
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
+ ὅρο[ι]
τοῦ ἁ-
γίου
Θεοδ-
ώρου
'+ Boundaries (of the sanctuary) of Saint Theodore.'
Text: IGLS IV, no. 1570bis.
Cult PlacesAwarding privileges to cult centres
Cult building - independent (church)
Non Liturgical ActivityAwarding privileges to cult centres
Seeking asylum at church/shrine
Source
A stone. There is no published description of the object.First published by René Mouterde in 1955, based on a copy made by Jean Lauffray at the village of Fa‘loūl.
Discussion
The inscription marked the boundaries of the asylum zone or of an estate of a church or monastery, dedicated to a certain Theodore. This is almost certainly Theodore, the soldier and martyr of Euchaita in Helenopontus, northeast Asia Minor (S00480).Though this inscription does not say so explicitly, boundary stones were usually bestowed upon sanctuaries by emperors.
Bibliography
Edition:Jalabert, L., Mouterde, R., Mondésert, Cl., Inscriptions grecques et latines de la Syrie, vol. 4: Laodicée, Apamène (BAH 61, Paris: Librairie orientalise Paul Geuthner, 1955), no. 1570bis.
Further reading:
Peña, I., Lieux de pèlerinage en Syrie (Milan: Franciscan Printing Press, 2000), 19, 26.
Trombley, F.R., Hellenic Religion and Christianization c. 370-529, vol. 2 (Leiden, New York, Cologne: Brill, 1994), 301.
Reference works:
Bulletin épigraphique (1956), 325.
Record Created By
Paweł Nowakowski
Date of Entry
18/06/2016
ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00480 | Theodore, soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita | Θεόδωρος | Uncertain |
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