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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Dios, saint venerated in Upper Egypt

Saint ID

S01232

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E02471Coptic letter from the monastery at Dra Abu'l Naga (Upper Egypt), sent from a monk named Apa *Dios (perhaps the saint venerated in Upper Egypt, S01232); datable to the 7th century.
E02472Coptic/Greek list of saint names, from Jeme (Upper Egypt), mentioning *Dios (saint venerated in Upper Egypt, S01232), *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080), and possibly *Papnouthios (Egyptian saint of uncertain identity, S00882); datable to the 7th/8th century.