Name
Thirty-three martyrs of Melitene
Saint ID
S01750
Gender
Type of Saint
| ID | Title | E03752 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 27 May *Ioulianos/Julianus (martyr of Cilicia, buried at Antioch or in Egypt, S00305), or *Ioulianos/Julianus (martyr of Emesa, S01259), *Thirty-three martyrs, probably of Melitene (S01750), and, as a later addition, monk John, an 8th c. confessor. | E03919 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 7 November archbishop 'Euphemianos' (unknown figure, name probably garbled), and the *Archangels (S00191) and *Thirty-three martyrs of Melitene (S01750). | E05013 | 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 8 November. | E06468 | Cyril of Scythopolis composes the Life of *Euthymios (monastic founder in Palestine, οb. 472, S01352), recounting his life as a miracle-working ascetic, adding a set of posthumous miracle stories, and including references to the cult of several other saints. Written in Greek at the New Laura in Palestine, in 555/557. Overview entry | E06469 | Cyril of Scythopolis in the Life of Euthymios mentions the shrines of *Polyeuktos (martyr of Melitene, S00325) and the *Thirty-three Martyrs of Melitene (S01750), which functioned as monasteries. The hero of the text, Euthymios, was born after his parents prayed at the shrine of Polyeuktos. Written in Greek at the New Laura in Palestine, in 555/557. |
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