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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Theodoros, Ioulianos/Julianus, Euboulos, Malkamon, Mokimos, and Salomone/Salamanes, martyrs of Philadelphia/Amman (province of Arabia/Jordan), ob. c. 303

Saint ID

S01215

Reported Death Not Before

302

Reported Death Not After

305

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E02395Floor-mosaic with a Greek inscription commemorating the construction of a martyr shrine (martyrion, clearly a chapel positioned near a basilica) of *Theodore (probably the soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480; or *Theodoros, a local martyr of Philadelphia/Amman, S01215) and *Kyrikos (probably the child martyr of Tarsus, S00007), and an altar with a reliquary socket. Found at Khirbat Yâjûz near Philadelphia/Amman (province of Arabia). Probably 6th c., possibly 508/509.
E02424Floor-mosaic with a Greek inscription commemorating the construction of a chapel (termed panagios topos /'all-holy place') dedicated to a martyr Theodore (probably *Theodore, soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480, or *Theodoros, martyr of Philadelphia/Amman in Jordan, S01215) in the so-called 'cathedral church' of Madaba (Roman province of Arabia). Dated 562.
E02590Floor-mosaics with three Greek building inscriptions, invoking the God of Theodore (probably *Theodore, soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480; or possibly *Theodoros, martyr of Amman in Arabia, S01215), and other martyrs whose names are lost. Found reportedly at Suf, to the north of Gerasa/Jerash, within the probable territory of Bostra (Roman province of Arabia). Dated 505.
E02709Greek graffito with an invocation of God, possibly of a martyr *Ioulianos/Julianus. Found in the so-called 'Cave of the Sisters of Mercy' at Bethany/al-Eizariya, to the east of Jerusalem (Roman province of Palaestina I). Probably 5th-6th c.
E02920Greek graffito on a clay bowl, possibly marking its ownership by a church of a *Theodore (probably either the soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480, or a martyr of Philadelphia/Amman, S01215). Found at Caesarea Maritima (Roman province of Palaestina I). Late antique.
E02966Greek inscriptions on a floor-mosaic, the altar base, and pulpit, commemorating the aid of saint *Theodore (probably the soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480) in the construction of a church and the deposition (katathesis) of relics. Found at Khirbet Beit Sila, c. 10 km to the north-west of Jerusalem (Samaria, Roman province of Palaestina I). Probably 6th c.