Name
Priskos and Nikolaos, martyrs venerated at Blachernae, Constantinople
Saint ID
S00391
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
| ID | Title | E00593 | Mosaic in the Rotunda of Thessalonike (south Balkans/Greece), of the 5th/6th c., depicting *Priskos (soldier and martyr, S00389), with an inscription indicating October as the month of his feast. | E04387 | Procopius of Caesarea, in his On Buildings, reports that the emperor Justinian (r. 527-565) rebuilt the church of *Laurence (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037) and established a shrine of *Priskos and Nikolaos (martyrs venerated at Blachernae, S00391) near the church of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033) at Blachernae (suburb of Constantinople). Written in Greek at Constantinople, in the 550s. |
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