Evidence ID
E00911Saint Name
Stephen, the First Martyr : S00030Saint Name in Source
ΣτέφανοςType of Evidence
Inscriptions - Formal inscriptions (stone, mosaic, etc.)Evidence not before
450Evidence not after
650Activity not before
450Activity not after
650Place of Evidence - Region
Asia MinorPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
DorylaionPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Dorylaion
Nicomedia
Νικομήδεια
Nikomēdeia
Izmit
Πραίνετος
Prainetos
NicomediaCult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs
Bequests, donations, gifts and offeringsCult Activities - Protagonists in Cult and Narratives
Merchants and artisansSource
A broken block, found at the entrance to a distillery at Eskişehir, ancient Dorylaion (Phrygia, central Asia Minor). H. 0.30 m; W. 1.70 m. The inscription was carved on the rough face, not the polished one.Discussion
The inscription records the abbreviated name of Stephen, the First Martyr. The article is in the dative case, therefore, it is probably a dedication. Armanet claimed that the signs visible at the end of the line were markings of the stone-cutter.Bibliography
Edition:
Armanet, C., "Inscriptions de Dorylée", Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique 28 (1904), no. 23.
Inscriptiones Christianae Graecae database, no. 1417: http://www.epigraph.topoi.org/ica/icamainapp/inscription/show/1417
Further reading:
Destephen, S., "Martyrs locaux et cultes civiques en Asie Mineure", in: J.C. Caillet, S. Destephen, B. Dumézil, H. Inglebert, Des dieux civiques aux saints patrons (IVe-VIIe siècle) (Paris: éditions A. & J. Picard, 2015), 92.
Monumenta Asiae Minoris Antiqua V, Lists I(i), 182, no. 131.
