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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


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

Gender
Female
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Virgins
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00016Theophylact 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.
E00017Theophylact 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.
E04875The 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.
E06318Seven 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.
E06805The Greek Martyrdom of *Glykeria (martyr of Perinthus-Heraclea in Thrace, S00018), and her companion Laodikios. Skeleton entry