Name
David, dendrite and recluse in Thessalonike, ob. c. 540
Saint ID
S02012
Number in BH
BHG 493
Reported Death Not Before
527
Reported Death Not After
548
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Stylites/dendrites, Miracle-workers in lifetime, Hermits/recluses
| ID | Title | E05347 | The Greek Life of *David (dendrite and recluse in Thessalonike, S02012) recounts the story of a wonder-working ascetic who mediated between the city of Thessalonike (south Balkans/Greece) and the emperor Justinian. The text mentions a local monastery of *Theodoros (probably the martyr of Euchaita, S00480) and *Merkourios (martyr of Caesarea, S01323), and the site of martyrdom of *Theodoulos and Agathopous (martyrs of Thessalonike, S00995). Written at Thessalonike, in the early 8th c.. |
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