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Greek translation of Jerome's Life of *Malchus (monk, S00463), possibly 5th century. Skeleton entry

Evidence ID

E07144

Type of Evidence

Literary - Hagiographical - Lives

Major author/Major anonymous work

Jerome of Stridon

Jerome of Stridon, Life of Malchus (CPG 3631; BHG 1015-1016)

On the original text, see: E00686.

Non Liturgical Activity

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

Source

For the manuscript tradition, see:

https://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/13403/


Discussion

A Greek translation of the Life of Malchus was produced long before the 6th century. The author of the extant Greek version is probably the same as wrote version 2 of the Life of Hilarion (BHG 752; E07142).


Bibliography

Text and commentary:
Jameson, H.C. "The Greek Version of Jerome's Vita Sancti Malchi," in W.A. Oldfather (ed.), Studies in the Text Tradition of St. Jerome’s Vitae Patrum (Urbana, 1943), 512-533.


Record Created By

Efthymios Rizos

Date of Entry

14/12/2018

Related Saint Records
IDNameName in SourceIdentity
S00463Malchus, monk of Maronia (Syria), ob. c. 380sΜάλχοςCertain


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