Besa, abbot of the White Monastery near Sohag in Upper Egypt, in a Coptic sermon On Vigilance refers to the saints as examples to follow in order to ensure lasting protection through Christ; written in the late 5th century.
E02927
Late antique original manuscripts - Parchment codex
Literary - Sermons/Homilies
Besa
Besa, Sermon, ed. Kuhn 1.3.3:
ⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲡⲣⲁⲝⲉⲓⲥ · ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲁⲥⲃⲱ · ⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲁⲧⲱϣ ⲧⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ · ⲧⲁⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ · ⲧⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ · ⲧⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ·ⲛⲁⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ · ⲛⲁϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲙ
ⲡϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ · ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ
‘For just as you have followed all the saints through your actions, as it has been said, “But you followed my teaching, my example, my purpose, my faith, my long-suffering, my love, my patience, my persecutions, my sufferings” (2 Tim. 3:10–11), follow them also by guarding for yourselves your sufferings. For those who have imperishable wealth in Christ ought to watch over it.’
Text and translation: Kuhn 1956, p. 2 (text), p. 2 (trans.).
Sermon/homily
Cult PlacesCult building - monastic
Theorising on SanctityConsiderations about the veneration of saints
Source
The discourses and letters of Besa come from nine different parchment codices found in the library of the White Monastery, dating to the 7th/8th and 8th/9th centuries.Bibliography
Edition:Kuhn, K.H., Letters and Sermons of Besa, CSCO vol. 157 (text) and CSCO vol. 158 (trans.) (Leuven, 1956).
Discussion:
Behlmer, H., Heilige Schriften als Waffe der Rhetorik. Autoritative Texte und ihre literarische Verarbeitung im Werk des ägyptischen Klostervorstehers Besa (in preparation).
Gesa Schenke
9/6/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00518 | Saints, unnamed | Certain |
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