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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Two Greek 'epic' Martyrdoms of *Eutropios and Kleonikos, and *Basiliskos (martyrs of Pontus, S01152, and S00388). Skeleton entry

Evidence ID

E06901

Type of Evidence

Literary - Hagiographical - Accounts of martyrdom

Martyrdom of Eutropios, Kleonikos and Basiliskos (BHG 656a and 656b)

We have not examined these texts (but cf. E02055 for BHG 656).

Source

For the manuscript tradition, see:
http://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/15567/
http://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/15568/

For the edition, see Bibliography.


Bibliography

Texts and French translation:
Halkin, F. (ed. and trans.), "Deux passions inédites des saints Eutrope, Cléonique et Basilisque," Analecta Bollandiana 104 (1986), 18-40 (BHG 656b) and 40-54 (BHG 656a).


Record Created By

Nikolaos Kälviäinen

Date of Entry

16/10/2018

Related Saint Records
IDNameName in SourceIdentity
S00388Basiliskos, martyr of Komana in Pontus Certain
S01152Eutropios and Kleonikos, martyrs of PontusCertain


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