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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Triphyllios, bishop of Leucosia in Cyprus, 4th c.

Saint ID

S01617

Gender
Type of Saint
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E07147The Greek Life of *Spyridon (bishop of Trimithous in Cyprus, ob. 348, S00790) by Theodore, bishop of Paphos, paraphrases a biography of the saint by Triphyllios, which was written in verse in the late 4th century (now lost). Theodore augments Triphyllios’ poem with a miracle account derived from a version of the saint’s life, reportedly found in Egypt, and five miracle stories collected by the author himself. Written around AD 656 and read at the saint's festival in Trimithous.