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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Shenoufe and eleven family members, martyrs of Bubastis

Saint ID

S00739

Reported Death Not Before

303

Reported Death Not After

311

Gender
Male
Female
Type of Saint
Groups and pairs of saints, Merchants, artisans and other free people
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E01224Coptic Martyrdom of *Shenoufe and eleven family members (martyrs of Bubastis, S00739). The account records the taking of the martyrs down the Nile to Bubastis (in the Delta); along the way the saints are tortured and miraculously healed, many other Christians are martyred, and healing miracles and wonders occur; perhaps of the 6th/7th c., preserved in a 9th c. manuscript.