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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Amos, Old Testament Prophet.

Saint ID

S01419

Gender
Type of Saint
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E03198The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 17 June *Amos (Old Testament prophet, S01419).
E06677Cyril of Scythopolis composes the Life of *Sabas (‘the Sanctified’, monastic founder in Palestine, ob. 532, S00910), recounting his life as a miracle working ascetic and founder of numerous monasteries, adding a set of posthumous miracle stories, and including references to cults of several other saints. Written in Greek at the New Laura in Palestine, 555/557. Overview entry
E08361Fourteen relic labels discovered within the Sancta Sanctorum of the Lateran church of San Lorenzo in Palatio (Rome), datable by their script to the 7th or 8th c., for relics of various saints. One label claims that its relics have come from the monastery of Lérins (southern Gaul). Written in Latin, perhaps at Rome, or at an earlier stage in their transmission.