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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Pshoi, martyr of Egypt

Saint ID

S01245

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E02447Fragment of a Coptic Martyrdom of *Pshoi (martyr of Egypt, S01245), of unknown Egyptian provenance; probably written in the 5th/6th c., preserved in a manuscript datable to the 7th c.
E04082Coptic funerary inscription of unknown Egyptian provenance, invoking a number of saints, such as Apa *Pshoi (probably the martyr of Egypt, S01245), Apa *Paul (S00089), Apa *Sourous (S01584), Apa *Petros (bishop and martyr of Alexandria, S00247), Apa *Biktor (presumably Viktor the martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos, S00749), and Apa *Phobammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080), datable to the 6th/8th century.
E04305Greek list of payments from Aphrodito (Upper Egypt), mentioning payments concerning *Psoios (possibly Pshoi, martyr of Egypt, S01245) and an institution dedicated to Pinoution (S01613); datable to the 8th century.
E05465Coptic inscription from Wadi Sarga (Upper Egypt), with an invocation of *Moses (Old Testament prophet and lawgiver, S00241), *Enoch (Old Testament patriarch, S00762), *Ieremia (saint of Saqqara, S00773), *Papohe (S02066), *Apollo and *Anoup (monks and monastic founders, S00774), Apa *Pshoi (possibly the martyr of Egypt, S01245), Apa *Pamoun (possibly the martyr of Alexandria, S00775); datable to the 7th/8th century.