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E04495: Evagrius Scholasticus in his Ecclesiastical History mentions the existence of a church of *John (the Baptist, S00020) in Alexandria (Lower Egypt) in the late 5th century. Written in Greek at Antioch (Syria), 593/594.
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posted on 2017-12-19, 00:00 authored by erizosEvagrius Scholasticus, Ecclesiastical History, 3.12
12. Ἐκ βουλῆς δὲ ἐνίων Ἰωάννης πρεσβύτερος οἰκονομεῖν τεταγμένος τὸν σεβάσμιον νεὼν τοῦ ἁγίου προδρόμου καὶ βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου τὴν βασιλέως καταλαμβάνει …
‘12 At the instigation of certain people, the presbyter Ioannes who served as administrator of the venerable shrine of the holy Forerunner and Baptist John, travelled to the imperial capital …’
Text: Bidez, Parmentier 2011.
Translation: E. Rizos.
12. Ἐκ βουλῆς δὲ ἐνίων Ἰωάννης πρεσβύτερος οἰκονομεῖν τεταγμένος τὸν σεβάσμιον νεὼν τοῦ ἁγίου προδρόμου καὶ βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου τὴν βασιλέως καταλαμβάνει …
‘12 At the instigation of certain people, the presbyter Ioannes who served as administrator of the venerable shrine of the holy Forerunner and Baptist John, travelled to the imperial capital …’
Text: Bidez, Parmentier 2011.
Translation: E. Rizos.
History
Evidence ID
E04495Saint Name
John the Baptist : S00020Saint Name in Source
ἸωάννηςRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)Language
- Greek