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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Bassa, martyr of Edessa in Macedonia, and her sons Theognis, Agapios and Pistos

Saint ID

S01796

Number in BH

G 268

Gender
Male
Female
Type of Saint
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E03839The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 21 August *Abraham (Old Testament patriarch, S00275), *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), *Bassa (martyr of Edessa in Macedonia under Galerius, S01796) and *Aeglon (anchorite in Sketis, S01514).
E06497The Greek Life of *Alypios (stylite and monastic founder in Hadrianopolis, ob. early 7th c., S02437), written as a funeral oration (epitaphios logos), presents its hero as an extraordinary stylite, describing his upbringing, career, struggles with demons, miracles, and death. Probably written at Alypios’ monastery near Hadrianopolis (Paphlagonia, northern Asia Minor), in the mid to late 7th c. Overview entry
E06647The Greek Martyrdom of *Bassa (martyr of Edessa in Macedonia under Galerius, and her sons Theognis, Agapios and Pistos, S01796). Skeleton entry