Name
Glykeria, martyr of Perinthus-Heraclea in Thrace
Saint ID
S00018
Number in BH
BHG 699
Reported Death Not Before
100
Reported Death Not After
200
GenderFemale
Female
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Virgins
| ID | Title | E00016 | Theophylact Simocatta, in his History (6.1.3), describes the visit in 592 of the emperor Maurice to the shrine of *Glykeria (martyr of Perinthus/Heraclea, S00018) in Heraclea (eastern Balkans) while setting off on his campaign against the Avars, and offers funds for the restoration of damage caused by the Avars. Written in Greek at Constantinople in the early 7th century. | E00017 | Theophylact Simocatta, in his History (1.11), reports that the relics of *Glykeria (martyr of Perinthus/Heraclea, S00018) at her church in Heraclea (eastern Balkans) produce a miraculous flow of myrrh. The miracle is interrupted when a vessel previously used for magic is used as a receptacle for the myrrh. Written in Greek at Constantinople in the early 7th century. | E04875 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 8 July. | E06318 | Seven fragments of a Greek inscription, from Sicyon (near Corinth), with a calendar of saints' feast days. Those that can be read are the following (in alphabetical order): *Aphra (possibly Afra, martyr of Augsburg, S01797), *Apphianos/Amphianos (martyr of Caesarea of Palestine, S00159), *Andrew (the Apostle, S00288), *Antipas (presumably the bishop and martyr of Pergamon, S01816), *Antoninos (martyr of Alexandria, S00327), *Christophoros (martyr of Pamphylia, S00616), *Demetrios (martyr of XXXXX, S02464), *Epimachus (martyr of Rome, buried on the via Latina, S00295), *Glykeria (martyr of Perinthus-Heraclea in Thrace, S00018), *Gordiοs (presumably the soldier and martyr of Caesarea of Cappadocia, S00114), *Kodratos and his companions (martyrs of Corinth, S02368), *Laurence/Laurentius (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037), *Pionios (presbyter and martyr of Smyrna, $S00031), *Theodosia (from Tyre, martyr of Palestine, $S00161), *Viktor (perhaps Viktor, martyr of Nicomedia, $S00975). Found at Sikyon near Corinth (north-eastern Peloponnese). Probably 5th c. | E06805 | The Greek Martyrdom of *Glykeria (martyr of Perinthus-Heraclea in Thrace, S00018), and her companion Laodikios. Skeleton entry |
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