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Coptic Encomion on *George (soldier and martyr, S00259), attributed to Constantine of Siout (c. 550–640), written in the late 6th/early 7th century. Skeleton entry

Evidence ID

E07008

Type of Evidence

Literary - Hagiographical - Lives

Literary - Hagiographical - Accounts of martyrdom

We have not examined this text.

Non Liturgical Activity

Composing and translating saint-related texts

Source

For details see T. Orlandi, Corpus dei Manoscritti Copti Letterari online at

http://www.cmcl.it/entrata.html/

Bibliography

Mentioned in:
Emmel, S., "Coptic literature in the Byzantine and early Islamic world," in: R. Bagnall (ed.), Egypt in the Byzantine World, 300–700 (Cambridge, 2007), 83–102, p. 95.

Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date of Entry

29/10/2018

Related Saint Records

ID	Name	Name in Source	Identity
S00259	George, soldier and martyr, and Companions		Certain

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