Coptic documents from Bala’izah (Upper Egypt), mentioning or referring to a monastery of *Apollo (possibly the monk and monastic founder, S00774); datable to the 6th/8th century.
Evidence ID
E04412
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Other private document
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet
P.Bal.
At least twenty six documents from the site of the monastery at Deir el-Bala'izah mention a monastery of Apa Apollo, so that it is likely that the monastery at Bala'izah went (also) by the name of Apa Apollo. Whether this is the same Apa Apollo known as the founder of the monastery at Bawit remains a matter of much debate.
Among these documents are:
P.Bal. 100, P.Bal. 102, P.Bal. 103, P.Bal. 106, P.Bal.107, P.Bal. 108, P.Bal. 109, P.Bal. 111, P.Bal. 112, P.Bal. 125, P.Bal. 152, P.Bal. 204, and P.Bal. 210.
Cult Places
Cult building - monastic
Bibliography
Text and Translation:Kahle, P.E., Bala'izah: Coptic Texts from Deir el-Bala'izah in Upper Egypt, 2 vols. (London, 1954), 15–21.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
28/11/2017
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00774 | Apollo, Phib, and Anoup, monks and monastic founders | ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ | Uncertain |
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