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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Coptic document written by the weight-masters of Hermopolis (Middle Egypt) mentioning an institution dedicated to *Theodore (probably the soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480), from Hermopolis; datable to the 7th/8th century.

Evidence ID

E01919

Type of Evidence

Documentary texts - Other private document

CPR 2 219, line 2

  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ ⲛⲫⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲉ

' … of saint Theodore'


For a complete record of the document see: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;2;219

Cult Places

Cult building - unspecified

Source

Fragmentary papyrus document from Hermoplis, housed at the papyrus collection in Vienna. The document is dated on palaeographical grounds.


Bibliography

Text:
http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;2;219

Further reading:
Papaconstantinou, A., Le culte des saints en Égypte des Byzantins aux Abbassides (Paris: CNRS, 2001), 423.


Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date of Entry

11/10/2016

Related Saint Records
IDNameName in SourceIdentity
S00480Theodore, soldier and martyr of Amaseia and EuchaitaⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲉUncertain


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