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E04518: Greek list of churches from Arsinoe (Fayum) including a church of *Dorotheos (possibly the Arian bishop of Antioch and Constantinople, ob. c. 407, S00717, or the martyr of Nicomedia, S00242) and a church of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033); datable to the 6th/7th century.

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posted on 2017-12-22, 00:00 authored by dlambert, gschenke
SB 1 5129:

Only three churches dedicated to saints are preserved on this fragmentary papyrus document, the saint's name for the last church is lost:

[ἐκ]κλησία τοῦ ἁγίο(υ) Δωροθέου
[ἐκ]κλησί(α) τῆ(ς) ἁγίας Θεοδόκου
[ἐκ]κλησί(α) τοῦ Σωτῆρος
τῆ[ς] μεγάλ(ης) ἐκκλησ(ίας)
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ἐκκλησίας τοῦ ἁγίου   ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣

'church of saint Dorotheus
church of the holy Mother of God
church of the Saviour
of the great church
of the church of saint ...'


A full record of the document can be found at:

http://papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;1;5129

History

Evidence ID

E04518

Saint Name

Dorotheos, Arian bishop of Antioch and Constantinople, ob. c. 407 : S00717 Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033 Saints, name lost or very partially preserved : S01744 Dōrotheos, martyr of Nicomedia : S00242

Saint Name in Source

Δωροθέος ἡ Θεοδόκος Δωροθέος

Type of Evidence

Documentary texts - List Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet

Language

  • Greek

Evidence not before

500

Evidence not after

699

Activity not before

500

Activity not after

699

Place of Evidence - Region

Egypt and Cyrenaica

Place of Evidence - City, village, etc

Arsinoe

Place of evidence - City name in other Language(s)

Arsinoe Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis

Cult activities - Places

Cult building - independent (church)

Source

Paris, Louvre 7384.

Bibliography

Text: http://papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;1;5129

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    Evidence -  The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity

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