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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Isidoros, soldier and martyr of Chios

Saint ID

S00425

Number in BH

BHG 960

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Soldiers
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00367Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Martyrs (Liber in Gloria Martyrum), in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. Overview entry.
E00654Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (101), tells of a well on the island Chios (the Aegean Islands) where *Isidoros (soldier and martyr of Chios, S00425) had been thrown and where miraculous light appeared. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594.
E01229Greek inscription referring to a 'holy Isidoros' (possibly *Isidoros, soldier and martyr of Chios, S00425, or a local holy monk). Found on the island of Tinos (the Aegean Islands) at the site of the present-day church of Panagia Evangelistria. Probably 6th c.
E01721Greek inscription with an invocation of *Isidoros (soldier and martyr of Chios, S00425). Found at Livadia (island of Chios; Aegean Islands). Probably late antique.
E01723A low-relief carving of *Isidoros (soldier and martyr of Chios, S00425). Found at the island of Chios (the Aegean Islands). Exact provenance unknown. Perhaps late antique.
E02618Capital, now lost, with labelled images of *George (soldier and martyr, S00259), and *Isidoros (probably the soldier and martyr of Chios, S00425). Found at 'Aqaba, probably originally displayed in an ancient church in 'Aila at the north end of the Gulf of 'Aqaba (Roman province of Palaestina III). Probably 6th-7th c.
E03148The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 11 May *Isidoros (probably the soldier and martyr of Chios, S00425).
E03157The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 20 May *Isidoros (probably the soldier and martyr of Chios, S00425) and *Varos (probably the martyr of Egypt, buried in Palestine, S01212).
E03419The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 4 November *Isidoros (probably the soldier and martyr of Chios, S00425).
E03740The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, celebrates on 15 May the entry of the Mother of God into the Temple, and commemorates Alexander (bishop of Prusa), and *Isidoros (martyr of Chios, S00425).
E03746The 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).
E03916The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 4 November *Isidoros (probably the martyr of Chios, S00425), George (soldier and martyr, S00259), and Ioannike, a 9th c. monk.
E04337Two Greek graffiti in cursive script, found in the martyr shrine at the North Church at Nessana/Auja Hafir in the Negev desert (Roman province of Palaestina III) of uncertain purpose, listing saints and holy men and women, many undocumented elsewhere; one of the graffiti apparently making reference to dates. Probably 5th - mid-6th c.
E04561Wall painting showing *Isidoros (soldier and martyr of Chios, S00425) with a label in Greek. Found in the church of Panagia Protothronos in Chalki, Naxos (Aegean Islands). Apparently late antique (7th c.?).
E05169The Latin Calendar of Sinai records the feasts of saints through the year, followed by a list of the apostles to various regions of Christianity. Written possibly in North Africa, possibly in the 7th/8th c.; preserved in a manuscript, probably of the 9th c., in St Catherine's monastery, Sinai. Basic Entry.
E06861The Greek Martyrdom of *Isidoros (martyr of Chios, S00425). Skeleton entry
E08257Latin inscription marking the presence under an altar table of relics of the *Martyrs of Massa Candida (S00904), *Isidore (probably Isidoros, soldier and martyr of Chios, S00425), the *Three Hebrew Youths (of the Old Testament Book of Daniel, S01198), *Martinus (probably the ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050) and *Romanus (probably the deacon martyred at Antioch, S00120). Found in Calama (Numidia, central North Africa). Probably 6th/7th c.
E0831535 relic labels at Sens (northern Gaul), datable by their script to the 7th or 8th c., for relics of a great diversity of saints. Written in Latin, perhaps at Sens, or at an earlier stage in their transmission.