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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Asklas, martyr of Antinoopolis

Saint ID

S01467

Number in BH

BHO 111

Gender
Type of Saint
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E03564The Greek Martyrdom of *Philemon, Apollonios, Areianos, and Companions (martyrs of Antinoopolis, S00386), recounts the martyrdom of the flute-player Philemon, the Reader Apollonios, and their persecutor Areianos (who converts inspired by their example); several remarkable miracles occur along the way; their shrine is at Antinoopolis (Middle Egypt). Written in Egypt, probably in the 5th c.