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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Barbara, virgin and martyr of Heliopolis

Saint ID

S01807

Number in BH

BHG 213-215

Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Virgins
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E03947The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 3 December *Floros and Lauros (martyrs of Ulpiana, S00871), *Paulos and Iouliana/Juliana (martyrs of Ptolemais, S01535), *Barbara (virgin and martyr of Heliopolis, S01807) and *Zephaniah/Sophonias (Old Testament prophet, S01808).
E03948The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 4 December the *twelve Apostles (S00084), *Barbara (virgin and martyr of Heliopolis, S01807), and John of Damascus.
E03955The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 11 December *all Georgian martyrs (S01438), Romanios (unidentified figure), *Barbara (virgin and martyr of Heliopolis, S01807), *Amphilochos (theologian and bishop of Iconium, ob. c. 400, S01805) and *Daniel (stylite near Constantinople, ob. 493, S00342).
E06644The Greek Martyrdom of *Barbara (virgin and martyr of Heliopolis, S01807) tells the story of a young woman who undergoes torture and is finally executed by her father’s sword because of her Christian faith; another Christian woman named Iouliane, who witnesses the ordeal of Barbara, also dies a martyr’s death. Probably written by the 7th century.