Isidore of Seville in his Latin Chronicle written in two redactions in 615/616 and 626 mentions the miracle-working of *John of Lycopolis (ascetic of Egypt, ob. c. 395, S00102), and his predictions of the victories of the emperor Theodosius, dated to the joint reign of Theodosius with his sons, Arcadius and Honorius (393-395).
E02607
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)
Isidore of Seville
Isidore of Seville, Chronicle 363-364
First redaction:
Per idem tempus Iohannes anachorita insigniter claruit. Qui etiam Theodosio consulenti de Eugenio tyranno uictoriam praedixit.
'At the same time John the Anchorite became markedly famous. Who, being consulted by Theodosius about the tyrant Eugenius, even foretold the victory by the former.'
Second redaction:
Per idem tempus Iohannes anachorita uirtutum miraculis habetur insignis. Qui etiam Theodosio consulenti de Eugenio tyranno uictoriam praedixit.
'At the same time John the Anchorite is considered outstanding in the miracles of his virtues. Who, being consulted by Theodosius about the tyrant Eugenius, even foretold the victory by the former.'
Text: Martín 2003, 174-175.
Translation: Koon and Wood 2008.
Transmission, copying and reading saint-related texts
MiraclesMiracle during lifetime
Revelation of hidden knowledge (past, present and future)
Protagonists in Cult and NarrativesEcclesiastics - monks/nuns/hermits
Source
Isidore, bishop of Seville (Iberian Peninsula) composed the Chronica maiora first in 615/616 during the reign of Sisebut. Then he revised and lengthened it in 626 during the reign of Swinthila (see Koon and Wood 2008, and Martín 2005).Discussion
Isidore in the Chronicle inserts the dates from the creation of the world which he correlates with the dates of the reign of kings and emperors. The notes about John of Lycopolis are dated to the reign of Theodosius and his sons Arcadius and Honorius, which ended in 5593 or 5594 year of the creation (depending on the redaction of the Chronicle).Interestingly, in the revised noted about John of Lycopolis Isidore added the explicit mention of many miracles performed by the monk. He derived the information on John from Prosper of Aquitaine Chronicle 1201 (E03526).
Bibliography
Editions:J.C. Martín, Isidori Hispalensis Chronica (Corpus Christianorum Series Latina 112; Turnhout 2003).
T. Mommsen, Isidori Iunioris episcopi Hispalensis Chronica maiora ed. primum ad a. DCXV (615) (Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Auctores antiquissimi 11; Berlin 1894), 424-488.
Translation:
S. Koon, and J. Wood, "The Chronica Maiora of Isidore of Seville: An introduction and translation", e-Spania 6 (2008); e-spania.revues.org/15552 ; DOI: 10.4000/e-spania.15552.
Further reading:
J.C. Martín, "Les remaniements de la second rédaction de la Chronique d’Isidore de Séville: typologie et motivations", Revue bénédictine 115 (2005), 5-26.
Marta Szada
25/03/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00102 | Ioannes/John of Lycopolis, ascetic of Egypt, ob. c. 395 | Iohannes anachorita | Certain |
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