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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Sion or Apasion, saint venerated in the Fayum

Saint ID

S01177

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E02164Greek list concerning grain payments for cleaning services at saints' feasts, mentioning the feast of Apa *Sion (Arsinoite saint, S01177), from the region of Hermopolis (Middle Egypt) or the Fayum (Lower Egypt); datable to the 5th century.
E02180Greek receipt concerning rent payments, mentioning a monastery of Apa *Sion (saint venerated in the Fayum, S01177), of unknown Egyptian provenance; datable to the 6th century.
E02181Greek list of offerings for the feast of Apa *Sion (saint venerated in the Fayum, S01177), from the area of the Fayum (Lower Egypt); datable to the 6th century.