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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Dionysios, martyr of Kyrrhos/Cyrrhus

Saint ID

S00850

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E01615Greek inscription on a boundary stone of a sanctuary dedicated to *Dionysios (probably the martyr of Kyrrhos/Cyrrhus, S00850). Found near Huru Pegamber/Nebi Houri, ancient Kyrrhos/Cyrrhus(north Syria/Cyrrhestica). 491-518.
E01616Theodoret of Cyrrhus' Religious History includes a mention of a shrine of *Dionysios, martyr of Cyrrhus/Kyrrhos (S00850), sited near the city of Kyrrhos. Written c. 440 in Greek in Kyrrhos (Syria).