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E00667: Coptic Encomion on *Kollouthos (physician and martyr of Antinoopolis, S00641) attributed to Phoibamon, bishop of Achmim/Panopolis (Upper Egypt), consecrating a newly built martyr shrine at Pneueit, claimed then to be the true one, where miracle healing takes place, due to the martyr’s blood kept there in a cistern which offers healing when one washes with it; presumably written in the 6th c.
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posted on 2015-08-19, 00:00 authored by gschenkePhoibammon, bishop of Achmim/Panopolis, Encomion on Kollouthos
With this encomion the bishop of Panopolis/Achmim consecrated a newly built martyr shrine for saint Kollouthos at Pneueit.
P 12916, fol. 76r, lines 1–19:
ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁ[ⲟ]ⲩⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ
ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϣⲙⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲧⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ · ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲓⲕⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ
ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲗⲩⲑⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ · ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲟⲗⲗⲟⲩ[ⲑ]ⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲩⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲩⲣⲁⲕⲗⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲇⲟⲩⲝ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ[ⲉⲅ]ⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ · ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲁⲅⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ · ⲉⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲩ
ϫⲟⲩⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲁⲑⲱⲣ ⲡⲉ
‘The second encomion which the one who bears all the virtues of the holy spirit, saint Apa Phoibamon, the bishop of Panopolis and the successor to the entire land of Egypt, produced. He proclaimed it concerning the honored winner and archpriest, the true physician, the virgin and holy martyr of Christ, saint Kollouthos, the son of the Lord Heraklamon, the dux of the whole land of Egypt. He performed this encomion at his holy martyr shrine (martyrion), this one which had been built for his name in the land of Sodoma, which is Pneueit, on the day on which he consecrated his holy topos, which was day 24 of the month of Hathyr.’
Bishop Phoibamon of Panopolis was a contemporary of Theodosius, the archbishop of Alexandria.
P 12916, fol. 76v, lines 8–12:
ⲁϥϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲙ [ⲡ]ⲉⲓⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲝⲱⲣⲩⲥⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧ[ⲉ]
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲥⲓⲟⲥ
‘He also said a few things in this same encomion about the sufferings which he endured during exile together with Apa Theodosios, the archbishop of Alexandria.’
During martyrdom the saint’s blood was collected by his servant.
ÖNB K 9526r, col. I,10–col. II,5:
ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓⲱⲥⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲁϭⲃϣⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲱⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ · ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϣⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ · ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲱⲕⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
‘While I remained hanging upside down, a lot of blood came out of my mouth and my nostrils. My servant was following me and gathered my blood which had come forth from my mouth. This (blood) which is now placed down in this holy cistern, so that it shall provide healing for anyone who is inflicted, if they wash with it.’
A childless married couple visits the saint’s martyr shrine in Antinoopolis to invoke his help. The saint appears to them and sends them off to his new shrine in Pneueit explaining that this is now the place, where they will receive help.
ÖNB K 9524r, col. I,15–col. II,25:
ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩ(ⲛ) ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲟⲗⲗⲟⲩⲑⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲙ
ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲛⲧⲓⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϭⲱ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲃϩ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥϯ ⲛⲁⲩ
ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲡⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲁⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲟⲗⲗⲟⲩⲑⲟⲥ · ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲑⲉⲟⲅⲛⲟⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ
ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲓⲥ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϯⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲟϣ ϣⲙⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϫⲓ
ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ · ⲉⲓⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲁⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
‘One day, he and his wife rose and went down to the body of saint Apa Kollouthos in his martyr shrine (martyrion) which is located at the mountain/necropolis (ⲧⲟⲟⲩ) of his city Antinoopolis. They continued entreating and imploring him, so that he would beseech Christ on their behalf and he would give them a human offspring.
When it was night, saint Kollouthos appeared to Theognostos and his wife. He said to them: “Have you not heard that Jesus, the compassionate, has sent me to this village which is called Pneueit in the district of Panopolis. Now then, if you wish to have your wish granted, well then rise and go to my shrine (topos) at that place.”’
The couple follows the saint’s advice and makes their way south to the village of Pneueit. Once at the shrine, they get ready for incubation and receive a vision of the saint at midnight. He gives them clear instructions to follow the next morning in order to obtain what they wish for. They do exactly as told and will be rewarded.
ÖNB K 9524v, col. I,7–col. II,23:
ⲁⲩⲁⲗⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲣϩⲱⲧ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲧ · ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩ<ⲛ> ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲟⲗⲗⲟⲩⲑⲟⲥ · ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ
ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲟⲗⲗⲟⲩⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ
ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ · ⲕⲁⲧⲟⲓⲭⲉ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϥϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲓⲱ
ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲡⲟⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛⲥⲟⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ · ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲉⲩⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ · ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ
‘They boarded a ship and sailed until they came south to Pneueit and went into the shrine (topos) of saint Apa Kollouthos. When it was evening, they slept in the shrine. In the middle of the night, saint Kollouthos appeared to them. He spoke with them saying: “If you rise in the morning restrain yourselves, until you gather (for service) and tell the steward (oikonomos), and he will give you the water with which he will clean the table and the cup. If you drink it, what you have asked for will happen to you. And they did just as the holy ambassador to anyone who implores him had told them to do.”’
(Text and trans. G. Schenke)
With this encomion the bishop of Panopolis/Achmim consecrated a newly built martyr shrine for saint Kollouthos at Pneueit.
P 12916, fol. 76r, lines 1–19:
ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁ[ⲟ]ⲩⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲱⲛ
ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϣⲙⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲧⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ · ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲓⲕⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ
ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲗⲩⲑⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ · ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲟⲗⲗⲟⲩ[ⲑ]ⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲩⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲩⲣⲁⲕⲗⲁⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲇⲟⲩⲝ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ[ⲉⲅ]ⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲡⲉ · ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲁⲅⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ · ⲉⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲩ
ϫⲟⲩⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲁⲑⲱⲣ ⲡⲉ
‘The second encomion which the one who bears all the virtues of the holy spirit, saint Apa Phoibamon, the bishop of Panopolis and the successor to the entire land of Egypt, produced. He proclaimed it concerning the honored winner and archpriest, the true physician, the virgin and holy martyr of Christ, saint Kollouthos, the son of the Lord Heraklamon, the dux of the whole land of Egypt. He performed this encomion at his holy martyr shrine (martyrion), this one which had been built for his name in the land of Sodoma, which is Pneueit, on the day on which he consecrated his holy topos, which was day 24 of the month of Hathyr.’
Bishop Phoibamon of Panopolis was a contemporary of Theodosius, the archbishop of Alexandria.
P 12916, fol. 76v, lines 8–12:
ⲁϥϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲙ [ⲡ]ⲉⲓⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲝⲱⲣⲩⲥⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧ[ⲉ]
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲥⲓⲟⲥ
‘He also said a few things in this same encomion about the sufferings which he endured during exile together with Apa Theodosios, the archbishop of Alexandria.’
During martyrdom the saint’s blood was collected by his servant.
ÖNB K 9526r, col. I,10–col. II,5:
ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓⲱⲥⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲁϭⲃϣⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲱⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ · ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϣⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ · ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲱⲕⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
‘While I remained hanging upside down, a lot of blood came out of my mouth and my nostrils. My servant was following me and gathered my blood which had come forth from my mouth. This (blood) which is now placed down in this holy cistern, so that it shall provide healing for anyone who is inflicted, if they wash with it.’
A childless married couple visits the saint’s martyr shrine in Antinoopolis to invoke his help. The saint appears to them and sends them off to his new shrine in Pneueit explaining that this is now the place, where they will receive help.
ÖNB K 9524r, col. I,15–col. II,25:
ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩ(ⲛ) ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲟⲗⲗⲟⲩⲑⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲙ
ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲛⲧⲓⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϭⲱ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲃϩ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥϯ ⲛⲁⲩ
ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲡⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲁⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲟⲗⲗⲟⲩⲑⲟⲥ · ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲑⲉⲟⲅⲛⲟⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ
ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲓⲥ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϯⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲟϣ ϣⲙⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϫⲓ
ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ · ⲉⲓⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲁⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
‘One day, he and his wife rose and went down to the body of saint Apa Kollouthos in his martyr shrine (martyrion) which is located at the mountain/necropolis (ⲧⲟⲟⲩ) of his city Antinoopolis. They continued entreating and imploring him, so that he would beseech Christ on their behalf and he would give them a human offspring.
When it was night, saint Kollouthos appeared to Theognostos and his wife. He said to them: “Have you not heard that Jesus, the compassionate, has sent me to this village which is called Pneueit in the district of Panopolis. Now then, if you wish to have your wish granted, well then rise and go to my shrine (topos) at that place.”’
The couple follows the saint’s advice and makes their way south to the village of Pneueit. Once at the shrine, they get ready for incubation and receive a vision of the saint at midnight. He gives them clear instructions to follow the next morning in order to obtain what they wish for. They do exactly as told and will be rewarded.
ÖNB K 9524v, col. I,7–col. II,23:
ⲁⲩⲁⲗⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲣϩⲱⲧ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲉⲓⲧ · ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩ<ⲛ> ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲟⲗⲗⲟⲩⲑⲟⲥ · ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ
ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲟⲗⲗⲟⲩⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ
ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ · ⲕⲁⲧⲟⲓⲭⲉ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϥϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲓⲱ
ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲡⲟⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛⲥⲟⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ · ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲉⲩⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ · ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ
‘They boarded a ship and sailed until they came south to Pneueit and went into the shrine (topos) of saint Apa Kollouthos. When it was evening, they slept in the shrine. In the middle of the night, saint Kollouthos appeared to them. He spoke with them saying: “If you rise in the morning restrain yourselves, until you gather (for service) and tell the steward (oikonomos), and he will give you the water with which he will clean the table and the cup. If you drink it, what you have asked for will happen to you. And they did just as the holy ambassador to anyone who implores him had told them to do.”’
(Text and trans. G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E00667Saint Name
Kollouthos, physician and martyr of Antinoopolis (Middle Egypt), ob. early 4th cent. : S00641Saint Name in Source
ⲕⲟⲗⲗⲟⲩⲑⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Other saint-related texts Late antique original manuscripts - Parchment codexLanguage
CopticEvidence not before
500Evidence not after
900Activity not before
304Activity not after
900Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
PanopolisPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Panopolis Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisMajor author/Major anonymous work
Phoibammon, bishop of Achmim/PanopolisCult activities - Liturgical Activity
- Service for the Saint
Cult activities - Festivals
- Anniversary of church/altar dedication