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E00703: Isidore of Seville in his Latin Chronicle written in two redactions in 615/616 and 626 states that the body of *Antony ('the Great', monk of Egypt, ob. 356, S00098), was discovered through revelation, transferred to and buried in Alexandria, in the church of *John the Baptist, during the reign of Justinian (527-565).
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posted on 2015-09-10, 00:00 authored by BryanIsidore of Seville, Chronicle 396 and 400
Iustinianus regnauit annos XXXVIII I... Per idem tempus corpus sancti Antonii monachi diuina reuelatione repertum Alexandria perducitur et in ecclesia sancti Iohannis Baptistae humatur.
'Justinian ruled for thirty-nine years ... At this time, the body of St Anthony the monk was discovered by divine revelation, transferred to Alexandria and buried in the church of St John the Baptist.'
The second edition follows the text of the first.
Text: Martín 2003, 194-195. Translation: Robert Wiśniewski.
Iustinianus regnauit annos XXXVIII I... Per idem tempus corpus sancti Antonii monachi diuina reuelatione repertum Alexandria perducitur et in ecclesia sancti Iohannis Baptistae humatur.
'Justinian ruled for thirty-nine years ... At this time, the body of St Anthony the monk was discovered by divine revelation, transferred to Alexandria and buried in the church of St John the Baptist.'
The second edition follows the text of the first.
Text: Martín 2003, 194-195. Translation: Robert Wiśniewski.
History
Evidence ID
E00703Saint Name
John the Baptist : S00020 Antony, 'the Great', monk of Egypt, ob. 356 : S00098Saint Name in Source
Iohannes Baptista AntoniusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)Language
- Latin