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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Daniēl, Syrian bishop and chorepiskopos, supervisor of the shrine at Aštišat and missionary to Persia

Saint ID

S00066

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Miracle-workers in lifetime, Hermits/recluses
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00146The Epic Histories (3.14), traditionally attributed to P'awstos, recount the martyrdom of the chorepiskopos *Daniēl (Syrian bishop and chorepiskopos in Armenia, S00066), and his subsequent appearance to a disciple, ordering that his body be buried secretly to avoid its veneration. Written in Armenian in the second half of the 5th c.
E01348The Epic Histories (5.27), traditionally attributed to P'awstos, recount the life, miracles and posthumous miracles effected by Epip'an (Greek anchorite and saint in the Epic Histories, 01863) disciple of *Daniel (Syrian bishop and chorepiskopos, supervisor of the shrine at Aštišat, S00066). Written in Armenian in the second half of the 5th c.