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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Severos, bishop of Antioch, ob. 538

Saint ID

S00262

Reported Death Not Before

538

Reported Death Not After

538

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00141Coptic Life of *Pisenthios (ascetic and bishop of Koptos, ob. 632, S00057), from Edfu (Upper Egypt), attributed to his disciple, John the Presbyter, and presented on his feast day (7 July), mentioning his exceptional humility as a monk and bishop, his ability to perform miracles in life, his healing power, as well as his ability to converse with and intercede on behalf of the dead; 7th c. or later.
E00347Coptic oracle question of the 7th/8th century of unknown origin, posed to *Severos (possibly Severos, bishop of Antioch, ob. 538, S00262).
E02212Fragmentary list in Greek of saints' days, evidently for the month of December, presumably from the area of Hermopolis (Middle Egypt), with entries for *Severos (bishop of Antioch, ob. 538, S00262), *Kopres (martyr of Egypt under Julian, S01190), *Peter (bishop and martyr of Alexandria, S00247), *Gregory the Illuminator (converter of Armenia, S00251), *Horouonchios (saint with cult at Aphrodito and Hermopolis, S01187), *Sarapion, (Egyptian martyr from Panephosi, §S02038), and *Drosis (virgin and martyr of Antioch, S01189), as well as various unnamed martyrs (S00060); datable to the 7th/8th century.
E03566Coptic fragments from the Life of *Severos (bishop of Antioch, ob.538, S00262), relating Severos’ vision of the martyr *Leontios (martyr of Tripolis, Phoenicia, S00216), urging him to become a monk, and his decision to visit the martyr shrine of Leontios in Tripolis; written probably in the 6th/7th c.
E04215Coptic document of unknown Egyptian provenance with an invocation to *Severos (bishop of Antioch, ob. 538, S00262), *Theodore 'Stratelates' (general and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00136), and *Thekla (probably the follower of the Apostle Paul, S00092) to help a patient to obtain healing; datable to the 7th/8th century.
E04259Coptic agreement from Hermopolis (Middle Egypt) concerning the employment of a sailor aboard a ship associated with or named after Apa *Severos (presumably Severos bishop of Antioch, ob. 538, S00262) for the duration of one year; datable to the first half of the 7th century.