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E04184: Theodoret of Cyrrhus in his Ecclesiastical History mentions the story of *Barses (bishop of Edessa and confessor under Valens, 364-378, S01854). His bed is preserved on the Isle of Arados (Arwad, off Syria), where he was exiled, and is believed to bring about cures. Written in Greek at Cyrrhus (northern Syria), 444/450.
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posted on 2017-10-19, 00:00 authored by erizosTheodoret of Cyrrhus, Ecclesiastical History, 4.16
Barses is famous at his see of Edessa, but also in Phoenicia and Egypt, where he was exiled.
ἐν δὲ τῇ Ἀράδῳ φασὶ τὴν ἐκείνου μέχρι καὶ τήμερον μεμενηκέναι κλίνην, πλείστης ἀξιουμένην τιμῆς. πολλοὶ γὰρ τῶν ἀρρωστούντων ἐπ’ ἐκείνης κατακλινόμενοι τὴν ὑγείαν διὰ τῆς πίστεως δρέπονται.
‘They say that his bed is preserved until now in Arados, receiving profuse veneration. For several sick people, when lying down on it, earn back their health through their faith.’
Text: Hansen 1997. Summary and Translation: E. Rizos.
Barses is famous at his see of Edessa, but also in Phoenicia and Egypt, where he was exiled.
ἐν δὲ τῇ Ἀράδῳ φασὶ τὴν ἐκείνου μέχρι καὶ τήμερον μεμενηκέναι κλίνην, πλείστης ἀξιουμένην τιμῆς. πολλοὶ γὰρ τῶν ἀρρωστούντων ἐπ’ ἐκείνης κατακλινόμενοι τὴν ὑγείαν διὰ τῆς πίστεως δρέπονται.
‘They say that his bed is preserved until now in Arados, receiving profuse veneration. For several sick people, when lying down on it, earn back their health through their faith.’
Text: Hansen 1997. Summary and Translation: E. Rizos.
History
Evidence ID
E04184Saint Name
Barses, bishop of Edessa and confessor under Valens, 364-378 : S01854Saint Name in Source
ΒάρσηςRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)Language
- Greek
