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Greek list of churches from Arsinoe (Fayum) including a church of Dorotheos (saint with cult at Arsinoe, S02929) 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 Dorotheos
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.

Discussion

The identity of Dorotheos is very uncertain, but he is well documented at Arsinoe in the Fayum. He may well have been a local martyr - for other possibilities see Papaconstantinou 2001, 77-8.

Bibliography

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

Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date of Entry

26/12/2017

Related Saint Records

ID	Name	Name in Source	Identity
S00033	Mary, Mother of Christ	ἡ Θεοδόκος	Certain
S00242	Dorotheos and Gorgonios, martyrs of Nicomedia	Δωροθέος	Uncertain
S01744	Saints, name lost or very partially preserved		Certain
S02929	Dorotheos, saint with cult at Arsinoe in the Fayum	Δωροθέος	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 (saint with cult at Arsinoe, S02929) 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

Discussion

Bibliography

Gesa Schenke

26/12/2017

Greek list of churches from Arsinoe (Fayum) including a church of *Dorotheos (saint with cult at Arsinoe, S02929) 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

Discussion

Bibliography

Gesa Schenke

26/12/2017

Greek list of churches from Arsinoe (Fayum) including a church of Dorotheos (saint with cult at Arsinoe, S02929) and a church of Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033); datable to the 6th/7th century.