An unpublished fragmentary inscription with remnants of a poem, perhaps praising the seizure of a church dedicated to *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033) in Tyre by the Chalcedonians. Found in Tyre (west Phoenicia). Probably 6th c.
Evidence ID
E01772
Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)
Literary - Poems
In 2005, on page 524 of his paper 'Tyr aux derniers siècles paléochrétiens: autour du synode de 518', Jean-Paul Rey-Coquais mentioned two fragmentarily preserved inscriptions on broken marble plaques with remnants of two epigrams, found in Tyre. The first, he says, might have praised the illumination by baptism and teachings administered to catechumens. The other seems to have contained a prayer, addressed to God, asked to support the faithful, and mentioned abominations, victory, and penalties. Rey-Coquais supposes that this poem could have celebrated the seizure of a church dedicated to Mary (perhaps the cathedral church of the city) by the Chalcedonians.
Cult PlacesEcclesiastics – unspecified
Theorising on Sanctity
Cult building - independent (church)
Protagonists in Cult and NarrativesEcclesiastics – unspecified
Heretics
Theorising on SanctityUsing saints to assert ecclesiastical/political status
Bibliography
Further reading:J.-P. Rey-Coquais, “Tyr aux derniers siècles paléochrétiens: autour du synode de 518”, Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph (Beyrouth, Lebanon) 58 (2005), 523-524.
Reference works:
Bulletin épigraphique (2006), 464.
Record Created By
Paweł Nowakowski
Date of Entry
26/07/2016
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00033 | Mary, Mother of Christ | Certain |
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