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The Greek Martyrdom of *Ammon and the forty women (deacon and ascetics, martyrs of Thracian Heraclea and Beroea, S00398). Skeleton entry

Evidence ID

E06581

Type of Evidence

Literary - Hagiographical - Accounts of martyrdom

Martyrdom of Ammon and the forty women (BHG 2280)

We have not examined this long and complex story.

Source

For the manuscript tradition, see:
http://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/17165/

For the edition, see Bibliography.

Bibliography

Text:
Delehaye, H., "Saints de Thrace et de Mésie," Analecta Bollandiana 31 (1912), 194-207 (see also 247-249).

Record Created By

Nikolaos Kälviäinen

Date of Entry

21/09/2018

Related Saint Records

ID	Name	Name in Source	Identity
S00398	Forty ascetic women, with the deacon Ammon, martyrs of Thracian Heraclea and Beroea		Certain

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