E05304: John Moschus, in his Spiritual Meadow, recounts how *Ioulianos (probably either the martyr of Egypt, S01341, or the martyr of Cilicia, S00305) appeared to the Patriarch Eulogios of Alexandria in the guise of an archdeacon Ioulianos, which made Eulogios realise that the martyr wished him to rebuild his dilapidated church in Alexandria. Written in Greek, probably in Rome, in the 620s or 630s.

John Moschus, The Spiritual Meadow, 146

Summary:

In this chapter Moschus recounts a story about Pope (Patriarch) Eulogios I of Alexandria (580-608), which he heard from Abba Menas, abbot of the monastery of Tougara, nine miles outside Alexandria in Egypt. One night Eulogios was performing the holy office alone in the chapel of the patriarchal residence. Suddenly, he saw Archdeacon Ioulianos standing behind him. The bishop was upset that the archdeacon had entered the church unannounced, but continued reading the psalm. After that, he prostrated himself, and the archdeacon did the same. When the bishop got up, the other remained prostrate on the ground, and Eulogios asked him how long he would lie there. He replied that he would do so till the bishop stretched out his hand and raised him up. The bishop did so and resumed the psalm, but, when he turned round, he saw nobody. He questioned the chamberlain and the porter whether they had let the archdeacon come to him unannounced, but they both asserted on oath that they had not. He similarly asked the archdeacon, who also denied having visited the bishop's house. Then Eulogios realised that the person he had seen was Ioulianos the martyr, who had come to urge him to rebuild his old and derelict church. The bishop eagerly had the church rebuilt from its foundations and splendidly decorated.

Text: Migne 1865 (PG 87.3). Summary: J. Doroszewska.