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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Kapitolina and Eroteis, martyrs of Caesarea in Cappadocia

Saint ID

S02510

Number in BH

BHG 292

Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Groups and pairs of saints
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E06671The Greek Martyrdom of *Kapitolina and Eroteis (martyrs of Caesarea in Cappadocia, S02510). Skeleton entry
E06936The Greek Martyrdom of the *Forty-five martyrs of Nikopolis (martyrs in Armenia under Licinius, S01778) recounts the death of a group of Christians, led by the nobles Leontios, Maurikios, and Daniel, in Nikopolis/Nicopolis of Armenia under Licinius. The text alludes to the cult of their relics, refers to a miraculous spring of water on the site of their martyrdom, and contains references to the martyrdoms of *Euphemia (martyr of Chalcedon, S00017), *Kapitolina (martyr of Caesarea, S02510), *Ioulitta (martyr of Caesarea, S00416) and *Potamiaina (martyr of Alexandria, S00945). Written in Nicopolis (eastern Asia Minor), in the 5th or 6th c.