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E01257: A graffito in Greek, probably of the 7th/9th c., in the basilica of *Demetrios (martyr of Thessalonike, S00761) in Thessalonike (south Balkans/Greece), invokes *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), *Demetrios (martyr of Thessalonike, S00761), and *Theodore (martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita, S00480).
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posted on 2016-04-09, 00:00 authored by Bryan(Christogram) Θεωτώκαι βοήθη τοῦ δούλου σου Ἀναστασίου καὶ Ἰωάννου
(Christogram) Ἁγ(ιε) Δημήτρι βοήθη τοῦ δούλου σου Ἀναστασίου καὶ Μαρκαιλίνας
(Christogram) Ἅγ(ιε) Θεώδορε βοήθη τους δούλυ σου Ἀναστασίου καὶ ̣Ρουπίου
[ἅγ]ιος <ὁ> Θεὸς
Κύ(ριε) βοήθησ(ον) M(οναχοῦ) Κυρ<ι>ακοῦ
̣Ἰ̣ο̣υ̣σ̣τ̣ί̣ν̣ου Ἰουστίνου
+ γρυψ
'Oh God-Bearer, help your servant Anastasios and Ioannes
Saint Demetrios, help your servant Anastasios and Markailina
Saint Theodore, help your servants Anastasios and Roupios
Holy God
Lord help the monk (?) Kyriakos
of Ioustinos, [son?] of Ioustinos'
Text: Soteriou 1952 (modified by E. Rizos)
Translation: E. Rizos
(Christogram) Ἁγ(ιε) Δημήτρι βοήθη τοῦ δούλου σου Ἀναστασίου καὶ Μαρκαιλίνας
(Christogram) Ἅγ(ιε) Θεώδορε βοήθη τους δούλυ σου Ἀναστασίου καὶ ̣Ρουπίου
[ἅγ]ιος <ὁ> Θεὸς
Κύ(ριε) βοήθησ(ον) M(οναχοῦ) Κυρ<ι>ακοῦ
̣Ἰ̣ο̣υ̣σ̣τ̣ί̣ν̣ου Ἰουστίνου
+ γρυψ
'Oh God-Bearer, help your servant Anastasios and Ioannes
Saint Demetrios, help your servant Anastasios and Markailina
Saint Theodore, help your servants Anastasios and Roupios
Holy God
Lord help the monk (?) Kyriakos
of Ioustinos, [son?] of Ioustinos'
Text: Soteriou 1952 (modified by E. Rizos)
Translation: E. Rizos
History
Evidence ID
E01257Saint Name
Demetrios, martyr in Thessalonike, ob. 304-311 : S00761 Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033 Theodore, soldier and martyr of Amaseia and Euchaita : S00480Saint Name in Source
Δημἠτριος ΘεωτώκοςRelated Saint Records
Image Caption 1
A probably 7th/9th-century graffito in the basilica of *Demetrios (Soteriou 1952)Type of Evidence
Inscriptions - GraffitiLanguage
- Greek