Name
Constantine, emperor, ob. 337
Saint ID
S00186
Reported Death Not Before
337
Reported Death Not After
337
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Monarchs and their family
| ID | Title | E00150 | The Epic Histories (3.10), traditionally attributed to P'awstos, recount the miracle performed by *Jacob (bishop of Nisibis, ob. c. 337/8, S00296) at the Council of Nicaea and his vision of the Emperor *Constantine (S00186). Written in Armenian in the second half of the 5th c. | E00367 | Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Martyrs (Liber in Gloria Martyrum), in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. Overview entry. | E00372 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (5), recounts the story of Helena, the mother of Constantine, finding the nails from Christ's crucifixion, incorporating two into the bridle of Constantine's horse, calming the Adriatic Sea with another, and incorporating the fourth into a statue of Constantine in Constantinople. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. | E00867 | Inscription on a plaque, perhaps from an altar, dedicated by a member of the city council, mentioning *Constantine (emperor, ob. 337, S00186) and *Helena (empress and mother of Constantine, ob. 328, S00185) as saints. Found in Andeda (Pamphylia, southern Asia Minor). Probably 7th-9th c. | E00970 | Greek invocation of a saint *Constantine (possibly the emperor Constantine I, ob. 337, S00186), inscribed on a water basin. Found at Amaseia (Helenopontus, northernt Asia Minor). Perhaps 7th-9th c. | E01137 | Fragmentary 6th-century calendar, written in Gothic, most probably in Italy, naming saints whose feasts were celebrated by the Homoian ('Arian') Church of the Goths in late October and November. | E01150 | Greek epitaph mentioning a monastery named after a 'holy Konstantinos', probably a local holy monk, founder of the monastery. The epitaph was found at Germia (Galatia, central Asia Minor), the monastery is presumed to have been located at Germanikopolis (Euphratesia/Syria). Probably 6th c. | E01317 | Painted Greek inscriptions from a cistern-chapel in Salamis/Constantia (Cyprus) with an acclamation of *Barnabas (apostle and companion of Paul the Apostle, 00786), just possibly an acclamation of *Epiphanios (bishop of Salamis, ob. 403, S00215), and with an invocation of *Constantine (emperor, ob. 337, S00186), and the Holy Cross. Probably 6th c. | E02273 | Floor-mosaic with a Greek inscription commemorating the construction and completion of a church dedicated to a saint *Konstantinos (perhaps the emperor Constantine, ob. 337, S00186; but possibly an unattested local saint) under archbishop Polyeuktos of Bostra. Dated 623. Also a mosaic panel purportedly dating a subsequent restoration of the pavements to 832. Found at Riḥāb, between Bostra and Gerasa/Jerash (Jordan/Roman province of Arabia). | E02795 | Greek painted inscription on a wooden beam, allegedly from a church of a Saint *Konstantinos (just possibly Constantine, emperor, S00186). Found in the Al-Aqsa mosque at Jerusalem (Roman province of Palaestina I). Probably late antique. | E03159 | The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 22 May *Constantine (Roman emperor, ob. 337, S00186). | E03746 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 21 May *Isidoros (martyr of Chios, S00425) and *Varos (probably the martyr of Egypt buried in Palestine, S01212), the Empress Theodora, *Constantine (emperor, ob. 337, S00186), and *Helena (empress and mother of Constantine, ob. 328, S00185). | E03747 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th century, based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 22 May *Constantine the Great (emperor, ob. 337, S00186) and *Jude Thaddaeus (the apostle, one of the twelve, S00792). | E04004 | Socrates, in his Ecclesiastical History (2.38), reports that in 358/359 Bishop Macedonius of Constantinople had the sarcophagus of the emperor *Constantine (emperor, ob. 337, S00186) moved from the shrine of the Holy Apostles to the church of *Akakios (soldier and martyr of Byzantion, S00468) in Constantinople, provoking a violent reaction among the people. Written in Greek at Constantinople, 439/446. | E04152 | Theodoret of Cyrrhus in his Ecclesiastical History (1.34) cites the acts of devotion, that take place at the sarcophagus and column of the emperor *Constantine (ob. 337, S00186) in Constantinople, as proof of Constantine’s favour with God. Written in Greek at Cyrrhus (northern Syria), 444/450. | E04194 | Philostorgius in his Ecclesiastical History denounced the sacrifices, burning of lamps and frankincense, and prayers for deliverance, which were offered before the statue of *Constantine (emperor, ob. 337, S00186) in Constantinople. Written in Greek at Constantinople, 425/433; preserved only in summary, by Photius in the 9th century. | E08361 | Fourteen relic labels discovered within the Sancta Sanctorum of the Lateran church of San Lorenzo in Palatio (Rome), datable by their script to the 7th or 8th c., for relics of various saints. One label claims that its relics have come from the monastery of Lérins (southern Gaul). Written in Latin, perhaps at Rome, or at an earlier stage in their transmission. |
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