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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Nahroou, martyr from the Fayum

Saint ID

S00927

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E01716The Coptic Martyrdom of *Nahroou (martyr from the Fayum, S00927) recounts how, persecuted by Diocletian, the martyr demonstrates miraculous power over wild animals, is aided by the Archangel Michael (S00181), and effects many healing miracles. Probably written in the 6th/7th c., preserved in a manuscript of the 9th/10th c.