Greek list from the city of Oxyrhynchos (Middle Egypt), listing churches, most of them dedicated to saints, including *Viktor (presumably the martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos, S00749), *Neilos (perhaps the martyr of Alexandria, S00405), an Evangelist (possibly *Mark, E00293), *Zechariah (presumably the father of John the Baptist, S00597), *John (the Apostle and Evangelist, S00042), *Gabriel (the Archangel, S00192), *Kollouthos (physician and martyr of Antinoopolis, S00641), *John the Baptist (S00020), *Theodore (presumably the soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480), *Ioustos (saint with martyr shrine at Oxyrrhynchos, S01172), and *Phoibammon (presumably the soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080); datable to the 6th century.
E02123
Documentary texts - List
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
P.Oxy. 67 4618:
[ -ca.?- τοῦ] ἁ̣γίου Βίκτορος
[ -ca.?- τοῦ] ἁγίου Νείλου
[ -ca.?- το]ῦ̣ Ε̣ὐα̣γ̣γελιστοῦ
[ -ca.?- ἐ]κ̣κλ(ησία) Ποιμενικῆς
5
[ -ca.?- το]ῦ ἁγίου Ζαχαρίου
[ -ca.?- ἐ]κ̣κλ(ησία) Ποιμενικῆς
[ -ca.?- ἐ]κ̣κλ(ησία) Φοιβάμμωνος
[ -ca.?- το]ῦ ἁγίου Ἰωάννου
[ -ca.?- τ]οῦ ἁγίου Γαβριήλ
10
[ -ca.?- το]ῦ̣ ἁγίου Κολλούθου
[ -ca.?- ἐ]κ̣κ̣λησ(ία) Μαρτυρίου
[ -ca.?- ἐ]κ̣κ̣λησ(ία) Παρα Ποταμ(όν)
[ -ca.?- το]ῦ̣ ἁγίου Γαβριή̣λ
[ -ca.?- το]ῦ ἁγί(ου) Ἰωάννου̣ Βαπτ(ιστοῦ)
15
[ -ca.?- το]ῦ̣ ἁ̣γίου Θεοδώρ̣ο̣υ̣
[ -ca.?- τ]ο̣ῦ ἁγίου Κολλούθου
[ -ca.?- το]ῦ̣ ἁγίου Βίκτορ̣ο̣ς̣
[ -ca.?- το]ῦ̣ ἁγίου Φοιβάμμωνο̣ς̣
[ -ca.?- ἐκ]κ̣λ̣(ησία) Πο̣ι̣μ̣εν̣ικῆς̣
20
[ -ca.?- ἐκ]κ̣λ(ησία) Φοι̣βάμ̣μων̣ο̣ς
[ -ca.?- ἐκ]κλ(ησία) Φο[ι]β̣άμμω̣ν̣ος
[ -ca.?- ἐκ]κλ(ησία) Φοιβάμμ̣ω̣νος
[ -ca.?- ἐκκ]λ(ησία) Ποιμενικ(ῆς)
[ -ca.?- το]ῦ̣ ἁγίου Ἰούστου
25
[ -ca.?- τοῦ ἁγ]ίου Φοιβάμω̣νος
'…] of St Viktor.
…] of St Neilos.
…] of the Evangelist.
…] church of Poimenike.
(5)
…] of St Zacharias.
…] church of Poimenike.
…] church of Phoibammon.
…] of St John.
…] of St Gabriel.
(10)
…] of St Kollouthos.
…] church of Martyrios.
…] church by the River.
…] of St Gabriel.
…] of St John the Baptist.
(15)
…] of St Theodoros. ’
…] of St Kollouthos.
…] of St Viktor.
…] of St Phoibammon.
…] church of Poimenike.
(20)
…] church of Phoibammon.
…] church of Phoibammon.
…] church of Phoibammon.
…] church of Poimenike.
…] of St Justos.
(25)
…] of St Phoibammon.’
Text and translation: N. Gonis
A full record of this document, complete with image is available at: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.oxy;67;4618
Cult building - independent (church)
Non Liturgical ActivityAwarding privileges to cult centres
Source
The papyrus P.Oxy. 67 4618 is located at Oxford, Sackler Library, Papyrology Rooms, 22 3B.16/F(I). The document is dated on palaeographical grounds.Discussion
The purpose of this list is not clear, as the top of the document, and all line beginnings, are lost. The churches all seem to be located in Oxyrhynchos itself. The fact that some churches are listed here more than once and more frequently than others, raises the possibility that this comes from a liturgical calendar listing the date and place where services should take place.A church 'of Phoibammon', which appears to be different from the church of 'saint Phoibammon' (and, if so, named after a founder with same name as the saint), and one named after the area of Oxyrhynchos where it was located, 'of Poimenike', are the most frequently mentioned, while the churches of saints Kollouthos, Gabriel, Phoibammon, and Viktor each occur twice.
For a similar list of churches see E00741.
Bibliography
Edition:Gonis, N., "P.Oxy. 67 4618. List of Churches," in: R.A. Coles (ed.), The Oxyrhynchus Papyri vol. LXVII (London, 2001), 245–248.
Gesa Schenke
13/12/2016
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00020 | John the Baptist | Ἰωάννης Βαπτ(ιστῆς) | Certain | S00042 | John, the Apostle and Evangelist | Ἰωάννης | Certain | S00080 | Phoibammon, soldier and martyr of Assiut | Φοιβάμμων | Certain | S00192 | Gabriel, the Archangel | Γαβριήλ | Certain | S00293 | Mark the Evangelist | Uncertain | S00405 | Neilos/Nilos, martyr of Alexandria | Νεῖλος | Uncertain | S00480 | Theodore, soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita | Uncertain | S00597 | Zechariah, father of John the Baptist | Ζαχαρίας | Certain | S00641 | Kollouthos, physician and martyr of Antinoopolis | Κολλοῦθος | Certain | S00749 | Viktor, martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos; and companion martyrs | Βίκτωρ | Uncertain | S01172 | Ioustos, saint with martyr shrine at Oxyrrhynchos | Ἰοῦστος | Uncertain |
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