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Greek list of churches from Arsinoe (Fayum) including a church of Dorotheos (possibly the Arian bishop of Antioch and Constantinople, ob. c. 407, S00717, or the martyr of Nicomedia, S00242) and a church of Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033); datable to the 6th/7th century.

Evidence ID

E04518

Type of Evidence

Documentary texts - List

Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

SB 1 5129:

Only three churches dedicated to saints are preserved on this fragmentary papyrus document, the saint's name for the last church is lost:

[ἐκ]κλησία τοῦ ἁγίο(υ) Δωροθέου
[ἐκ]κλησί(α) τῆ(ς) ἁγίας Θεοδόκου
[ἐκ]κλησί(α) τοῦ Σωτῆρος
τῆ[ς] μεγάλ(ης) ἐκκλησ(ίας)
5
ἐκκλησίας τοῦ ἁγίου ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣

'church of saint Dorotheus
church of the holy Mother of God
church of the Saviour
of the great church
of the church of saint ...'

A full record of the document can be found at:

http://papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;1;5129

Cult Places

Cult building - independent (church)

Source

Paris, Louvre 7384.

Bibliography

Text:
http://papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;1;5129

Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date Last Modified

02/08/2019

Related Saint Records

ID	Name	Name in Source	Identity
S00033	Mary, Mother of Christ	ἡ Θεοδόκος	Certain
S00242	Dorotheos, martyr of Nicomedia	Δωροθέος	Uncertain
S00717	Dorotheos, Arian bishop of Antioch and Constantinople, ob. c. 407	Δωροθέος	Uncertain
S01744	Saints, name lost or very partially preserved		Certain

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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity

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

Greek list of churches from Arsinoe (Fayum) including a church of Dorotheos (possibly the Arian bishop of Antioch and Constantinople, ob. c. 407, S00717, or the martyr of Nicomedia, S00242) and a church of Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033); datable to the 6th/7th century.

E04518

Documentary texts - List

Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

Cult building - independent (church)

Source

Bibliography

Gesa Schenke

02/08/2019

Greek list of churches from Arsinoe (Fayum) including a church of *Dorotheos (possibly the Arian bishop of Antioch and Constantinople, ob. c. 407, S00717, or the martyr of Nicomedia, S00242) and a church of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033); datable to the 6th/7th century.

E04518

Documentary texts - List

Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

Cult building - independent (church)

Source

Bibliography

Gesa Schenke

02/08/2019

Greek list of churches from Arsinoe (Fayum) including a church of Dorotheos (possibly the Arian bishop of Antioch and Constantinople, ob. c. 407, S00717, or the martyr of Nicomedia, S00242) and a church of Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033); datable to the 6th/7th century.