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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Sarapion/Serapion 'Sindonios', travelling ascetic of Egypt

Saint ID

S02647

Number in BH

BHG

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Ascetics/monks/nuns, Holy fools
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E03326Palladius of Helenopolis, in his Lausiac History (37),recounts the story of the ascetic *Sarapion Sindonios (travelling ascetic of Egypt, $Ε02647) and mentions the holy man *Domninos (ascetic of Rome, 4th c.,S01594), whose bed heals the sick. Written in Greek at Aspuna or Ankyra (both Galatia, central Asia Minor), 419/420.
E06987The Greek Conversion of *Taisia (penitent of Egypt, S02646) recounts the story of a prostitute in Alexandria who is converted to the monastic life by *Serapion Sindonios (travelling ascetic of Egypt, S02647). Written in Egypt, it survives in two versions, probably originating from the 5th c.