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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


The Greek Martyrdom of *Theodore 'Stratelates' (general and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00136). Skeleton entry

Evidence ID

E06726

Type of Evidence

Literary - Hagiographical - Accounts of martyrdom

Martyrdom of Theodore 'Stratelates' (BHG 1750-1750c, 1751-1751b)

We have not examined this text.

Source

For the manuscript tradition, see:
http://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/17962/
http://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/17964/
http://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/17965/

For the edition, see Bibliography.


Discussion

It has been recently argued that the cult of Saint Theodore 'Stratelates' appeared in the mid 8th century or afterwards: see Haldon 2016, pp. xi, 6-12.


Bibliography

Text:
van Hooff, G., "Acta graeca S. Theodori ducis martyris nunc primum edita," Analecta Bollandiana 2 (1883), 359-367. (BHG 1750)

Delehaye, H. (ed.),
Les légendes grecques des saints militaires (Paris, 1909), 151–167. (BHG 1751)

Further reading and English translation:
Haldon, J., A Tale of Two Saints: The Martyrdoms and Miracles of Saints Theodore 'the Recruit' and 'the General', (Translated Texts for Byzantinists 2; Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2016).


Record Created By

Christodoulos Papavarnavas

Date of Entry

05/10/2018

Related Saint Records
IDNameName in SourceIdentity
S00136Theodore 'Stratelates', general and martyr of Amaseia and EuchaitaCertain
S00480Theodore, soldier and martyr of Amaseia and EuchaitaCertain


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