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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Epiphanios, anchorite, monk and abbot of the Theban monastery

Saint ID

S00093

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Hermits/recluses, Ascetics/monks/nuns, Monastic founders
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00235Coptic will of Jacob and Elias, heads of the monastery of *Epiphanios (anchorite, monk and abbot of Thebes, S00093) at Thebes (Upper Egypt), mentioning the road to [the monastery of] *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080) and the cave of *Abraham and Ammonios (holy men of Sne, S00094), 'remembered amongst the saints'; datable to the mid-7th c.
E04426Coptic Graffiti from the monastery of Epiphanios at Thebes (Upper Egypt), invoking the intercession of *Epiphanios (S00093) and the saints in general (unnamed, S00518) in general; datable to the first half of the 7th century.
E05708Coptic document from the Theban area (Upper Egypt) mentioning all the *saints (S01151) as well as Apa *Epiphanios (S00093) the anchorite and abbot of the Theban monastery; datable to the 6th/7th century.