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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Paese and Thekla, brother and sister, martyrs of Alexandria

Saint ID

S00750

Reported Death Not Before

303

Reported Death Not After

311

Gender
Male
Female
Type of Saint
Mothers and fathers, Merchants, artisans and other free people, Groups and pairs of saints
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E01225The Coptic Martyrdom of *Paese and Thekla (brother and sister, martyrs of Alexandria, S00750), from Pousire in the Hermopolite nome and from Antinoopolis (both Middle Egypt), recounts (amongst other wonders) the martyrdom of *Viktor (son of Romanos, Egyptian martyr, S00749) at Alexandria; miracles performed by and on the saints through *Raphael (the Archangel, S00481); a visit of Paese to the heavenly Jerusalem; a boat trip on which Thekla meets *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033) and *Elisabeth (mother of John the Baptist, S01328), and the Archangels *Gabriel (S00192) and *Raphael (S00481); an account of the benefits that will be gained by adherents of Paese and Thekla's cult; and their eventual martyrdom in Alexandria. Probably written in the 6th/7th c., preserved in a 9th c. manuscript.