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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Alypios, stylite and monastic founder of Hadrianopolis in Paphlagonia, ob. early 7th c.

Saint ID

S02437

Number in BH

BHG 64-66d

Reported Death Not Before

610

Reported Death Not After

641

Gender
Type of Saint
Stylites/dendrites, Monastic founders, Miracle-workers in lifetime
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
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
E07158The Greek Life of *Alypios the Stylite (stylite and monastic founder of Hadrianopolis, ob. early 7th c., S02437). With full first English translation.