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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Pteleme and Apaioule, soldier and anchorite respectively, martyrs of Hnes/Herakleopolis

Saint ID

S00737

Reported Death Not Before

303

Reported Death Not After

311

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Soldiers, Ascetics/monks/nuns, Groups and pairs of saints
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E01220The Coptic Martyrdom of *Pteleme and Apa Apaioule (soldier and ascetic respectively, martyrs of Hnes/Herakleopolis, S00736), recounts the interrogation, torture and eventual martyrdom at Hnes/Herakleopolis (Middle Egypt) of a soldier, joined in his suffering and death by a local ascetic. Written at an uncertain date; preserved in a mid-9th c. manuscript.
E06451Fragmentary Greek calendar of unknown Egyptian provenance, mentioning feast days of *Bane (S01696), Ioule/Apaioule (anchorite and martyr of Hnes, S00737), *Panodoros (S02732), *Phib and Apollo (monks and monastic founders, S00774), *Sors (S02733), and *Pebe (S02734); datable to the 6th/7th century.