Fragmentary list in Greek of saints' days, evidently for the month of December, presumably from the area of Hermopolis (Middle Egypt), with entries for *Severos (bishop of Antioch, ob. 538, S00262), *Kopres (martyr of Egypt under Julian, S01190), *Peter (bishop and martyr of Alexandria, S00247), *Gregory the Illuminator (converter of Armenia, S00251), *Horouonchios (saint with cult at Aphrodito and Hermopolis, S01187), *Sarapion, (Egyptian martyr from Panephosi, §S02038), and *Drosis (virgin and martyr of Antioch, S01189), as well as various unnamed martyrs (S00060); datable to the 7th/8th century.
Evidence ID
E02212
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - List
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
Literary
P.Vindob G 14043:
+
+ Σευήρου
α Κόπρη
β μ(α)ρ(τύρων)
γ Πε(τ?)ρ(ου?) μ(ά)ρ(τυρος) ἐπ(ισκόπου)
δ μ(α)ρ(τύρων)
ε Γρη(γο)ρ(ίου) Ἀρμ(ενιακοῦ) . . .
ς Ὡρογχ(ίου)
ζ Σαραπί(ωνος) μ(ά)ρ(τυρος)
η Δροσίδο(ς)
ⲓθ . . .
ⲕ
'(Day) 10: (feast day) of Severos
(Day) 11: (feast day) of Kopres
(Day) 12: (feast day) of martyrs
(Day) 13: (feast day) of Peter (?), martyr, bishop
(Day) 14: (feast day) of martyrs
(Day) 15: (feast day) of Gregory of Armenia
(Day) 16: (feast day) of Horonchios
(Day) 17: (feast day) of Sarapion, martyr
(Day) 18: (feast day) of Drosis
(Day) 19: …
(Day) 20: …'
Text: A. Papaconstantinou
Translation: G. Schenke
Festivals
Saint’s feast
Source
The document P.Vindob G 14043 belongs to the papyrus collection in Vienna and has been dated to the 7th/8th century on palaeographical grounds.Discussion
Due to the appearance in the list of Horouonchios (a local martyr of Hermopolis), the document is likely to come from the area of that city, though Aphroditio might be another possibility for its provenance, see E02156, E02158, E02208, E02209, E02210, and E02211.This short fragment does not preserve the name of the month, but the first entry is for Severos (of Antioch), whose feast day on 10 Choiak (6 December) is well attested, which makes the assumption that we have here a list of feast days in the month of Choiak, very likely. A case in point are day 15 and 16 of Choiak which have been associated with Gregory of Armenia (11 December) and Horouonchios (12 December) respectively.
Besides the local Hermopolite martyr Horouonchios and Sarapion who suffered martyrdom at nearby Antinoopolis (see E05395), the entries seem to refer mostly to important bishops and martyrs at intellectual centres of the Christian world. Interestingly, the martyr Drosis is known through two homilies by Severos of Antioch.
The preserved entries on the list from the 10th to the 20th day of the month Choiak correspond to the period between the 6th to the 16th of December.
Bibliography
Edition:Papaconstantinou, A., "Un calendrier de saints hermopolite: P.Vindob. G 14043,"Tyche 8 (1993), 101–104.
Further reading:
O'Leary, De L., Saints of Egypt (London: SPCK, 1937), 93-94, 151.
Papaconstantinou, A., Le culte des saints en Égypte des Byzantins aux Abbassides (Paris: CNRS, 2001), 76–77; 222–223; and 129.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
3/1/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00060 | Martyrs, unnamed or name lost | Certain | S00247 | Petros, bishop and martyr of Alexandria, and companion martyrs | Πε(τ?)ρ(ος) μ(ά)ρ(τυρος) ἐπ(ισκόπου) | Certain | S00251 | Gregory the Illuminator, converter of Armenia | Γρη(γό)ρ(ιου) Ἀρμ(ενιακός) | Certain | S00262 | Severos, bishop of Antioch, ob. 538 | Σευήρος | Certain | S01187 | Herouodj/Horouonchios, saint with cult at Aphrodito and Hermopolis | Ὡρόγχ(ιος) | Certain | S01189 | Drosis, virgin and martyr of Antioch | Δροσίς | Certain | S01190 | Kopres, Patermouthios and Alexandros, martyrs in Egypt under the emperor Julian | Κόπρης | Uncertain | S02038 | Sarapion, Apa Sarapion, Egyptian martyr from Panephosi (Lower Egypt) | Σαραπί(ων) | Uncertain |
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