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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Melissa, saint venerated in Lycia

Saint ID

S02922

Gender
Type of Saint
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E04953The Greek Life of *Nikolaos of Sion (abbot and bishop in Lycia, ob. 564, S00559) recounts the foundation of the monastery of Holy Sion in the village of Pharroa in Lycia (south-west Asia Minor) and the miracles of Nikolaos, its first abbot. A number of shrines of different saints are mentioned in the narrative. Written in the late 6th c., probably at the monastery of Holy Sion. Overview entry