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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Domnika, abbess of Constantinople, ob. soon after 475

Saint ID

S02889

Number in BH

BHG 562-562f

Reported Death Not Before

395

Reported Death Not After

400

Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Monastic founders, Ascetics/monks/nuns, Miracle-workers in lifetime, Aristocrats
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E08127The Greek Life of *Domnika (abbess of Constantinople, ob. after 475, S02889) recounts the life and miracles of the founder of one of the earliest female convents of Constantinople. It mentions the dedication of its church to *Zechariah (Old Testament Prophet, S00283), and miracles ascribed to the Prophet and to the relics of Domnika. Written in Constantinople in the 7th c.