Name
Mokios, martyr of Byzantion
Saint ID
S01265
Number in BH
1298-1298c
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Lesser clergy
| ID | Title | E02728 | Palladius of Helenopolis, in his Historical Dialogue on the Life of John Chrysostom, of 408 or shortly after, reports that, the Egyptian ascetic *Ammonios (ascetic of Kellia, ob. 403, S01263) was buried in 405 at the shrine of the Apostles across the sea from Constantinople (at Rufinianae, near Chalcedon); his tomb heals fevers. And that the Egyptian bishop and ascetic *Dioskoros (S01264) is buried at a martyr-shrine (martyrion) just outside Constantinople (presumably that of *Mokios, martyr of Byzantion, S01265). His tomb attracts more devotion than that of the martyr. Written in Greek at Syene (Aswan, Upper Egypt). | E02729 | Sozomen, in his Ecclesiastical History (8.17), mentions the shrine and monastery of the Apostles *Peter and *Paul (S00036 and S00008), founded by the patrician Rufinus (ob. 395), on his estate near Chalcedon (north-west Asia Minor, near Constantinople). In 403, it became the venue of the Council of the Oak, and resting place of the Egyptian ascetic *Ammonios (ascetic of Kellia, ob. 403, S01263), companion of the ascetic and bishop *Dioskoros (S01264), who was buried at the shrine of *Mokios (martyr of Byzantion, S01265) in Constantinople. Written in Greek at Constantinople, 439/450. | E03153 | The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 16 May *Mokios (martyr of Byzantion, S01265). | E03736 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 11 May *Mokios (martyr of Byzantion, S01265), Ammonios, an unidentified bishop, and *Sophronios (bishop of Jerusalem, ob. 638, S01384). | E04339 | Procopius of Caesarea, in his On Buildings, reports that the emperor-to-be Justinian (r. 527-565), during the reign of his uncle Justin I (r. 518-527) built, or rebuilt several shrines and churches devoted to martyrs and saints in the city and suburbs of Constantinople. He lists a shrine of *Platon (martyr of Ancyra, S00650), the church of *Mokios (martyr of Byzantion, S01265), the resting-place of *Thyrsos (martyr of Bithynia, S00612), a temenos of *Theodore (soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480), a sanctuary of *Thekla (follower of the Apostle Paul, S00092), and one of *Theodote (martyr of Nicaea, S00257). Written in Greek at Constantinople, in the 550s. | E04852 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 15 June. | E04876 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 9 July. | E04883 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 16 July. | E06221 | The Greek Martyrdom of *Mokios (martyr of Byzantion, S01265) recounts the tale of a priest in Amphipolis who preaches against participation in the festivities of the Dionysiac cult and, after being interrogated and tortured by two successive proconsuls of the province of Europa (southeastern Thrace), is referred to an eparch (prefect), conducted through Heraclea-Perinthus to Byzantion, and executed there by the local council. Written, probably in Constantinople, possibly in the 6th century. | E06763 | The Greek Martyrdom of Theoktistos of Amphipolis. Skeleton entry | E07004 | The Greek Life of *Dalmatos (abbot in Constantinople, ob. c. 436, S01782) recounts the life of the second abbot of the Monastery of Dalmatos in Constantinople, focusing on his role in deposing the heretical bishop Nestorius. Written in Constantinople, possibly in the 6th c. |
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