Two Greek Lives/Martyrdoms of *Kyros and Iōannēs/Cyrus and John (physician and soldier, martyrs of Egypt, S00406). Skeleton entry
Evidence ID
E06732
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Accounts of martyrdom
Literary - Hagiographical - Lives
The Greek Life and Martyrdom of Kyros and Ioannes (BHG 469) and Martyrdom and Encomium of Kyros and Ioannes (BHG 470)
We have not examined these texts.
Source
For the manuscript tradition, see:pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/15087/ (BHG 469)
pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/15088/ (BHG 470)
For the editions, see Bibliography.
Discussion
BHG 469 has been influenced by the writings of Sophronios, future patriarch of Jerusalem, on the saints Kyros and Ioannes (E08545 composed in 610/615) and may therefore date from the 7th century or later, whereas BHG 470 was composed in Egypt at an uncertain date; it may antedate Sophronios' work since its author claims no knowledge of it, only of the homilies on Kyros and Ioannes attributed to Kyrillos of Alexandria (E03563), but this is not certain (Detoraki (forthcoming), 21).Bibliography
Editions:Mai, A. (ed.), Spicilegium Romanum IV (Rome, 1840), 230-241 (BHG 469) and 242-248 (BHG 470)
(also in Migne, J.-P. (ed.), Patrologia Graeca 87.3 (Paris, 1863), 3677-3689 and 3689-3696)
Further reading:
Detoraki, M., Sophronii Hierosolymitani Ss. Cyri et Joannis miracula (Corpus Christianorum Series Graeca 88; Turnhout, forthcoming) 20-21.
Gascou, J., "Les origines du culte des saints Cyr et Jean", Analecta Bollandiana 125 (2007), 241-281.
Record Created By
Nikolaos Kälviäinen
Date of Entry
05/10/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00406 | Kyros and Ioannes/Cyrus and John, physician and soldier, martyrs of Egypt | Certain |
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