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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Greek letter presumably from Oxyrhynchos (Middle Egypt) concerning a refugee and mentioning *Ioustos (saint with martyr shrine at Oxyrrhynchos, S01172); datable to the 6th/7th century.

Evidence ID

E06128

Type of Evidence

Documentary texts - Letter

Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

P.Laur. 2 46

In this letter concerning a refugee, saint Ioustos is mentioned in line 13:

  ̣  ̣ ἁγίου Ἰούστου  ̣  ̣  ̣


Text and translation: J. Gascou

Full record and image available at: https://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.laur;2;46

Cult Places

Cult building - unspecified

Source

The papyrus document PL 33 is kept at the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence.


Bibliography

Text and translation:
Pintaudi, R., Dai Papiri della Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana vol. 2 (Pap.Flor. II) (Florence, 1977).

Gascou, J, "Notes de papyrologie byzantin (II),"
Chronique d'Égypte 59 (1984), 342–343.


Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date of Entry

19/8/2018

Related Saint Records
IDNameName in SourceIdentity
S01172Ioustos, saint with martyr shrine at OxyrrhynchosἸοῦστοςCertain


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