Victor of Tunnuna, in his Chronicle, tells that the body of *Barnabas, apostle and companion of Paul (S00786) was discovered in Cyprus thanks to a revelation, in 488. Written in Latin in Constantinople, 565/566.
Evidence ID
E02630
Type of Evidence
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)
Victor of Tunnuna, Chronica
Post consulatum II Longini v.c. consulis [= AD 488]
Corpus sancti Barnabe apostoli in Cipro et euangelium secundum Matheum eius manu scriptum ipso eodem reuelante inuentum est.
'The second year after the consulate of Longinus, vir clarissimus (senator) [= AD 488]
The body of St Barnabas, the apostle, holding the Gospel according to Matthew, written with his own hand, was found in Cyprus, having been revealed by himself.'
Text: Mommsen 1894, 190.
Translation: Robert Wiśniewski.
MiraclesMiracle after death
RelicsBodily relic - entire body
Miracle after death
Apparition, vision, dream, revelation
Revelation of hidden knowledge (past, present and future)
RelicsBodily relic - entire body
Handwriting of a saint
Discovering, finding, invention and gathering of relics
Source
Victor was a bishop of the city of Tunnuna (or Tonnona) in Latin North Africa, the exact location of which is unknown. He was expelled from his see during the Three Chapters controversy. During his exile he stayed for several years in Egypt, but in 564 was transferred to Constantinople. There he wrote his Latin Chronicle. Only the part covering years 444-566 is extant. Up to AD 518 it is based mostly on the Church History of Theodore Anagnostes. The written sources of the following part are not easy to identify, but Victor was deeply involved in ecclesiastical politics and had a firsthand knowledge of many events that he mentioned in the Chronicle.Discussion
The same event in the Chronicle of Isidore of Seville: E02623.Bibliography
Edition:Mommsen, Th., Victoris Tonnonennsis episcopi chronica, in: Chronica minora saec. IV. V. VI. VII. (II) (Monumenta Germaniae Historica. Auctores Antiquissimi 11; Berlin, 1894), 184-206.
Record Created By
Robert Wiśniewski
Date of Entry
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00786 | Barnabas, apostle and companion of *Paul the Apostle, ob. c. 61 | Barnabas | Certain |
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