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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Greek receipt from Arsinoiton Polis (Fayum) concerning straw, mentioning a church of *Stephen (presumably the First Martyr, S00030) where one of the witnesses is a priest; datable to the 7th century.

Evidence ID

E06113

Type of Evidence

Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

Documentary texts - Other private document

P.Flor. 3 336

One of the witnesses signing this document is a presbyter of the church of saint Stephen. Lines 20–21 of the receipt read as follows:

(hand 3) † Ἀπολλῶς \†/ πρε(σβύτερος) ἐκκλη[σίας τοῦ ἁ]γ̣ί(ου) Στεφάνου υἱὸς τοῦ
μα[καρίου] Ἄπα Ὣρ μαρτυρῶ τ[ῇδε τῃ] ἀποδείξει ὡς πρό(κειται). †

'Apollos, presbyter of the church of saint Stephen, son of the blessed Apa Hor/Apahor, I am a witness to this receipt as it is stated above.'


(Text: G. Vitelli; trans.: G. Schenke)

Full text available under:

https://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.flor;3;336



Cult Places

Cult building - independent (church)

Places Named after Saint

Church

Source

The papyrus document P. Flor. 3.336 is kept at the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence.


Bibliography

Text and translation:
Vitelli, G., Documenti e testi letterari dell'età romana e bizantina. Papiri greco-egizii, Papiri Fiorentini III (Milan, 1915).


Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date of Entry

16/8/2018

Related Saint Records
IDNameName in SourceIdentity
S00030Stephen, the First MartyrΣτέφανοςUncertain


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