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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Coptic Life of *Anthony the Anchorite (S00098), by Athanasius of Alexandria, from the monastery of the Archangel Michael near Hamuli in the Fayum. Skeleton entry

Evidence ID

E07050

Type of Evidence

Literary - Hagiographical - Lives

We have not examined this text. For the Greek Life see $E00631.

Cult Places

Cult building - monastic

Non Liturgical Activity

Composing and translating saint-related texts
Transmission, copying and reading saint-related texts

Source

The parchment codex M 583 with the Life of Anthony by Athanasius comes from the monastery of the Archangel Michael near Hamuli in the Fayum and now belongs to the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. The colophon dates the production of this manuscript to the year AD 822–823.


Bibliography

Text and translation:
Garitte, G., S. Antonii vitae versio sahidica (CSCO 117/Copt. 13 and 118/Copt. 14; Louvain 1949).


Record Created By

Gesa Schenke

Date of Entry

25/11/2018

Related Saint Records
IDNameName in SourceIdentity
S00098Antony, 'the Great', monk of Egypt, ob. 356Certain


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