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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Greek fiscal codex from Aphrodito (Upper Egypt), mentioning a district and a monastery dedicated to *Mary (presumably the Mother of Christ, S00033) as well as a hamlet and an institution dedicated to Pinoution (S01613), dated 20 February 719.

Evidence ID

E04303

Type of Evidence

Documentary texts - Fiscal document

Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus codex

P.Lond 4 1436

In lines 6, 27, 49, 62m 102, and 141 payments concerning an institution dedicated to saint Pinoution are mentioned:

[ -ca.?- Ἁγίου Πι]νουτ(ίωνος) ἀρτ(άβαι) λγ

Ἁγίου Πινουτ(ίωνος) νο(μίσματα) με [ -ca.?- ]

In line 77 a hamlet dedicated to Pinoution is mentioned:

ἐποι(κίου) Ἁγί\ου/ Πινουτ(ίωνος) [ -ca.?- ]

In lines 25, 80, and 137 people of a district or institution dedicated to Mary are mentioned::

ἀνθ(ρώπων) Ἁγί(ας) Μαρί(ας) νο(μίσματα) ιβ [ -ca.?- ]

ἀνθ(ρώθων) Ἁγία(ς) Μαρία(ς) ἀρτ(άβαι) ι̣γ μονα(στηρίων) [ -ca.?- ]


For a complete record of the document see:

http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.lond;4;1436

Cult Places

Cult building - unspecified

Places Named after Saint

Monastery
Towns, villages, districts and fortresses

Source

London, British Library Pap 1431 London, British Library Pap 1455.


Bibliography

Text:
Bell, H.I., and Crum, W.E., Greek Papyri in the British Museum. London IV: The Aphrodito Papyri (London, 1910).


Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date of Entry

19/12/2017

Related Saint Records
IDNameName in SourceIdentity
S00033Mary, Mother of ChristΜαρίαUncertain
S01613Pinoution, saint with cult in Aphrodito, possibly the bishop of Antinoopolis associated with Kollouthos, physician and martyrΠινουτίωνCertain


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