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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Martyria and her two son Philopator and Eutropius, martyrs of Antioch

Saint ID

S01936

Reported Death Not Before

303

Reported Death Not After

311

Gender
Male
Female
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Mothers and fathers, Children
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E05117Coptic Encomion on *Demetrios (bishop of Alexandria, ob. 232, S01935), attributed to Flavianus, bishop of Ephesos, and presented on his feast day, discussing the saint’s combat against sinful behaviour and the miraculous protection of his and his wife’s body against fire; relating also the story of *Martyria, a native of Antioch who travelled with her two young sons Eutropius and Philopator (martyrs at Antioch, S01936) to Alexandria to have them baptised by *Petros (bishop and martyr of Alexandria, S00247); allegedly written in the late 4th or mid 5th century.