E02282: Sozomen, in his Ecclesiastical History, reports that the remains of *Paulos (bishop of Constantinople, ob. 350s, S01500) were brought from Anatolia to Constantinople in 381, and buried in a church that then bore his name. At the same time, the body of *Meletios (bishop of Antioch, S01192) was ceremoniously taken from Constantinople to Antioch and buried next to the tomb of *Babylas (bishop and martyr of Antioch, S00061). Written in Greek at Constantinople, 439/450.

Sozomen, Ecclesiastical History, 7.10.4-5

Ὁ δὲ βασιλεὺς μαθὼν τὰ συμβάντα Παύλῳ τῷ Κωνσταντινουπόλεως ἐπισκόπῳ γενομένῳ μετεκόμισεν αὐτοῦ τὸ σῶμα καὶ ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἔθαψεν, ἣν ᾠκοδόμησε Μακεδόνιος ὁ ἐπιβουλεύσας αὐτῷ· εἰσέτι τε νῦν ἐπώνυμός ἐστιν αὐτῷ μέγιστος ὢν καὶ ἐπισημότατος ὁ ναὸς οὗτος. ὃ καὶ πολλοὺς ἀγνοοῦντας τὴν ἀλήθειαν ὑπονοεῖν ποιεῖ Παῦλον τὸν ἀπόστολον ἐνθάδε κεῖσθαι, μάλιστα δὲ τὰς γυναῖκας καὶ τοῦ δήμου τοὺς πλείους. περὶ δὲ τὸν αὐτὸν τοῦτον χρόνον καὶ τὸ Μελετίου λείψανον διεκομίσθη εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν καὶ παρὰ τὴν θήκην Βαβύλα τοῦ μάρτυρος ἐτάφη. λέγεται δὲ διὰ πάσης τῆς λεωφόρου κατὰ βασιλέως πρόσταγμα ἐντὸς τειχῶν εἰς τὰς πόλεις εἰσδεχθῆναι παρὰ τὸ νενομισμένον Ῥωμαίοις, ἀμοιβαδόν τε ὑπὸ ψαλμῳδίαις ταῖς κατὰ τόπον τιμώμενον ἕως Ἀντιοχείας διακομισθῆναι.

‘When the emperor [Theodosius] heard about what had happened to Paulos, formerly bishop of Constantinople, he had his body transferred and buried at the church erected by Makedonios who had overthrown him. This temple, which is most spacious and distinguished, still bears Paulos’ name. This causes many people ignorant of the true facts, particularly women and most of the commoners, to imagine that Paul the Apostle rests there. At the same time, the remains of Meletios were conveyed to Antioch, and buried by the tomb of Babylas the martyr. It is said that all along the highway, by order of the emperor, the body was admitted within the walls at the cities, contrary to Roman custom, and that, being honoured with alternate psalmody singing at each place, it was carried as far as Antioch.'

Text: Bidez and Hansen 1995. Translation: Efthymios Rizos.