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Coptic Encomion on *John Kolobos (John 'the Little', or 'the Dwarf', ascetic of Sketis and monastic founder, S02671), attributed to Zacharias of Xois (Skhoou), written in the early 8th century. Skeleton entry

Evidence ID

E07015

Type of Evidence

Literary - Hagiographical - Lives

Literary - Sermons/Homilies

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. 97.

Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date of Entry

29/10/2018

Related Saint Records

ID	Name	Name in Source	Identity
S02671	Ioannes/John Kolobos (John the Little, or John the Dwarf), ascetic of Sketis and monastic founder		Certain

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