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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Coptic Martyrdom of the Seven martyrs (S00060), one of them being Apa *Paule, another Apa *Papnouti (perhaps the ascetic and martyr of Egypt, S01509), of unknown Egyptian provenance, presumably written during the 6th century. Skeleton entry

Evidence ID

E07035

Type of Evidence

Literary - Hagiographical - Accounts of martyrdom

Paris, BNF, Copte 163.1, fol. 1

We have not examined this text.

Source

Paris, BNF, Copte 163.1, fol. 1, is a fragmentary parchment leaf datable to the 9th century on palaeographical grounds.


Bibliography

Text and translation:
Bacot, S., "Une nouvelle "passion" copte fayoumique (Paris, BNF, Copte 163.1, f. 1)," Le Muséon 112 (1999), 301–315.


Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date of Entry

20/11/2018

Related Saint Records
IDNameName in SourceIdentity
S00060Martyrs, unnamed or name lostCertain
S00980Seven martyrs of Jerusalem, recorded in the Syriac Martyrology of 411Uncertain
S01509Paphnoutios, ascetic and martyr of Egyptⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩϯUncertain


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