Beginning of a Greek contract, from Arsinoe (Fayum), addressed to a 'presbyter and oikonomos of the holy *Viktor' (probably the martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos, S00749); datable to the 6th/7th century.
Evidence ID
E01911
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document
BGU 1 311, lines 7–10
τῷ εὐ[λα]βεστάτῳ Νειλάμμων(ι) πρεσβ(υτέρῳ) καὶ οἰκονόμου(*) τοῦ ἁγίου
Βίκτορος ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀρνοῖτον πόλεως
'… to the most pious Neilammon, presbyter and oikonomos of the holy Viktor from the city of the Arsinoites.'
For a full record of the document see: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/bgu;1;311
Cult Places
Cult building - unspecified
Places Named after SaintMonastery
Protagonists in Cult and NarrativesEcclesiastics - lesser clergy
Source
Papyrus from Theogonis found in the Fayum and housed at the papyrus collection in Berlin. The document is dated on palaeographical grounds.Discussion
This presbyter presumably served a church or monastery dedicated to saint Viktor.Bibliography
Text:http://papyri.info/ddbdp/bgu;1;311
Further reading:
Papaconstantinou, A., Le culte des saints en Égypte des Byzantins aux Abbassides (Paris: CNRS, 2001), 420.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
11/10/2016
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00749 | Viktor, martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos; and companion martyrs | Βίκτωρ | Uncertain |
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