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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Helpidius, monk and martyr of Carrhae/Karrhai

Saint ID

S01969

Reported Death Not Before

300

Reported Death Not After

384

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Ascetics/monks/nuns
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E05226The pilgrim Egeria, in her Itinerary, describes her visit to the tomb of *Helpidius (monk and martyr of Carrhae, S01969), in Carrhae/Karrhai (Mesopotamia), and how, with many monks from the surrounding region, she attended his feast on 23 April. Written in Latin during Egeria's journey to the East, probably in 381-384.