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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Pantaleon/Panteleemon, martyr of Nicomedia

Saint ID

S00596

Number in BH

BHG 1412z-1413h

Reported Death Not Before

305

Reported Death Not After

305

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Miracle-workers in lifetime, Physicians
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00134The History of the Albanians (1.19) recounts the discovery of the relics of *Zechariah (father of John the Baptist, S00597) and *Pantaleon (martyr of Nicomedia, S00596), and how king Vačagan was always accompanied by them and was granted a son by the intercession of the saints. Written in Armenian, probably in Caucasian Albania, possibly in the 6th or 7th c.
E00861The History of the Albanians (1.23) recounts the discovery of the relics of Katholikos *Grigoris (S00062), the founder of the Albanian Church, involving a miraculous dream, the help of the relics of other saints, the theft and recovery of some of the new relics, the punishment of a doubter, the distribution of some of the relics, and the ceremonial deposition of their greater part. Written in Armenian, probably in Caucasian Albania, possibly in the 6th c. or 7th c.
E00888The History of the Albanians (1.21) recounts the miraculous discovery of the relics of *Grigoris (katholikos and martyr in Caucasian Albania, ob. early 4th c., S00062), grandson of Gregory the Illuminator, by the Albanian King Vačagan III, involving an elaborate procession with the relics of saints *Zechariah (father of John the Baptist, S00597), *Pantaleon (martyr of Nicomedia, S00596), *Gregory the Illuminator (converter of Armenia, S00251) and *Hripsimē (Armenian virgin and martyr of Roman origin, S00071) and *Gayanē (Armenian martyr and companion of Hripsimē, S00026), an intervention by Grigoris himself, and a vision of the king. Written in Armenian, probably in Caucasian Albania, possibly in the 6th c. or 7th c.
E01032Floor-mosaic with a Greek inscription recording a vow for healing made by Sergios, probably a merchant, addressing *Panteleemon (martyr of Nikomedia, S00596). Found at Aphrodisias (Isauria, southern Asia Minor). Late antique.
E01384Greek inscriptions with invocations of *Panteleemon (physician and martyr of Nikomedia, S00596), and *Demetrios (martyr of Thessalonike, S00761), written on two columns in the basilica in Sougia Selinou (ancient Syia), southwest Crete. Dated by the excavators to the 6th c.
E01858Valerius of Bierzo, in his Replicatio sermonum (9), tells how a shrine dedicated to *Pantaleon (martyr of Nicomedia, S00596) and other martyrs was built by local monks following divine revelation and thanks to the offerings of the faithful, and consecrated by a bishop, all in the place in which *Fructuosus (monastic founder in Dumio and Braga, S01554) used to pray in the region of Bierzo (north-west Hispania) in the second half of the 7th century. Written in Latin at Bierzo, probably near the end of the 7th c.
E03348The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 12 August *Aaron (first High Priest, brother of Moses, S01427) and *Pantaleon (martyr in Nikomedia, S01427).
E03390The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 2 October the Apostles *Peter (S00036), *Paul (S00008), *Thomas (S00199), *Philip (S00109), and *Andrew (S00288), *Isaiah (Old Testament prophet, S00282), *Zechariah (Old Testament prophet, S00283), *Mamas (martyr of Kaisareia/Caesarea in Cappadocia, S00436), *Theodore (soldier and martyr and Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480) and *Christophoros (martyr of Pamphylia, S00616), *Sergios (soldier and martyr of Rusafa, S00023), *Pantaleon (martyr of Nicomedia, S00596).
E03413The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 29 October *Cleopas (pupil of Jesus, S00249), *Cornelius (probably the centurion baptised by Peter in Acts, S00301), *Pantaleon (martyr of Nicomedia, S00596), and *Luke (the Evangelist, S00442).
E03813The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 27 July *Symeon the Elder (stylite of Qal‘at Sim‘ān, ob. 459, S00343), *Symeon the Younger (stylite near Antioch, ob. 592, S00860) and a third Symeon the Stylite and *Pantaleōn/Panteleēmōn (martyr of Nicomedia, during the Diocletian persecution of 305, S00596).
E03814The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 28 July *Eustathios (soldier and martyr of Ancyra S01501), *Ephrem (possibly poet and theologian of Edessa, ob. 373, S01238), *Euphemia (martyr of Chalcedon, S00017), *Anatolios (possibly martyr of Nicaea under Maximian, S01781), *Pantaleōn / Panteleēmōn (martyr of Nicomedia, during the Diocletian persecution of 305, S00596), *Symeon the Elder (stylite of Qal‘at Sim‘ān, S00343), and, as a later addition, John the Bishop of Chalcedon and confessor during Iconoclasm.
E03827The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th century, based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 9 August *Aaron (first High Priest, brother of Moses, S01427), *Pantaleōn/Panteleēmōn (martyr of Nicomedia, S00596), *Matthias (the Apostle, S01784), *Dometios (monk of Syria, later 4th c., S00414), and Emilianos, a 9th c. confessor under Leo the Armenian.
E03830The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 12 August *Aaron (first High Priest, brother of Moses, S01427) and *Pantaleon (martyr in Nikomedia, S01427), *Glykerios (deacon and martyr of Nicomedia or Antioch, S00834), *Hippolytus (martyr of Rome, S00509), *Elianos (martyr of Amman, S00889).
E03912The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 31 October *Isaiah (Old Testament Prophet, S00282), *Menas (soldier and martyr of Abu Mena, S00073) and *Phokas (possibly martyr of Antioch on the Orontes, S00413), *Paul (the first anchorite, S00089), *Pantaleon / Panteleemon, martyr of Nicomedia, during the Diocletian persecution of 305, S00596), *Cornelius (probably the Centurion, New Testament saint, S00301), and *Epimachos (of Pelusium, martyr of Alexandria, S00222).
E04238The Miracles of *Artemios (18) recount how *Artemios (martyr of Antioch under Julian, S01128) revealed the identity of the thief to a devotee who had had his clothes stolen while attending vigils at the saint's shrine in Constantinople. The saint made the man swear on an icon of *John (the Baptist, S00020), which he had in his home, that he would not do any harm to the thief. Earlier the victim had visited the church of *Panteleemon (martyr of Nicomedia, S00596), seeking information about the thief. Written in Greek in Constantinople, 582/668; assembled as a collection, 658/668.
E04413Procopius of Caesarea, in his On Buildings, reports that the emperor Justinian (r. 527-565) rebuilt a martyr shrine dedicated to *Panteleemon (martyr of Nicomedia, S00596) and a church dedicated to *Michael (the Archangel, S00181) on the shores of the Bosphorus near Constantinople. Written in Greek at Constantinople, in the 550s.
E04893The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 28 July.
E05099Procopius of Caesarea, in his On Buildings, reports that the emperor Justinian (r. 527-565) renovated a great number of monasteries in the region of Jerusalem (and elsewhere in the East), many of them dedicated to saints. Written in Greek at Constantinople, in the 550s.
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.
E05714John Malalas, in his Chronographia (12.45), mentions the martyrdom of *Pantoleon/Panteleemon (martyr of Nicomedia, S00596), *Hermolaos, Hermippos, and Hermokrates (martyrs of Nicomedia, S01780), and *Hesychios (martyr of Nicomedia, S00971, or Antioch S01034) under Maximian Galerius (r. 305-311). Written in Greek at Antioch (Syria) or Constantinople, in the mid-6th c.
E07104The Greek Martyrdom of *Panteleemon (martyrs of Nicomedia, S00596). Skeleton entry
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.
E08479Latin inscribed terracotta plaques with an invocation to *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033). Found at Cillium (Byzacena, central North Africa), probably later-5th/6th c.