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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Heraklides, martyr of Alexandria

Saint ID

S00937

Reported Death Not Before

304

Reported Death Not After

311

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E01847Fragments from a Coptic Martyrdom of *Heraklides (martyr of Alexandria, S00937) recount how the saint effected miracles while imprisoned, was approached by Julius of Aqfahs to treat his brother Timotheos (a notorious persecutor of Christians), and was himself healed after torture. Written probably in the 6th c., preserved in a manuscript of the 9th/11th c.
E04317Greek list of tax payments from Aphrodito (Upper Egypt), mentioning an institution dedicated to *Herakleios (S01785) and another dedicated to *Mary (presumably Mother of Christ, S00033); datable to the 8th century.