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E05245: The pilgrim Egeria, in her Itinerary, records her stay in Constantinople, where she visited martyr shrines (martyria) and churches of Apostles, but does not name them (the latter were probably *Andrew the Apostle S00288, *Luke the Evangelist, S00442, and *Timothy, the disciple of Paul the Apostle, S00466), and expresses her intention to visit the martyr shrine of *John (the Apostle and Evangelist S00042) at Ephesus (western Asia Minor). Written in Latin during Egeria's journey to the East, probably in 381-384.
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posted on 2018-03-20, 00:00 authored by robertEgeria, Itinerary 23.8
23.8 Ac sic ergo alia die transiens mare perueni Constantinopolim, agens Christo Deo nostro gratias, quod michi indignae et non merenti prestare dignatus est tantam gratiam, id est ut non solum uoluntatem eundi, sed et facultatem perambulandi quae desiderabam dignatus fuerat prestare et reuertendi denuo Constantinopolim. (9) Vbi cum uenissem, per singulas ecclesias uel apostolos nec non et per singula martyria, quae ibi plurima sunt, non cessabam Deo nostro iesu gratias agere, qui ita super me misericordiam suam prestare dignatus fuerat.
(10) De quo loco, domnae, lumen meum, cum haec ad uestram affectionem darem, iam propositi erat in nomine Christi dei nostri ad Asiam accedendi, id est Efesum, propter martyrium sancti et beati apostoli Iohannis gratia orationis. Si autem et post hoc in corpo fuero, si qua preterea loca cognoscere potuero, aut ipsa presens, si deus fuerit prestare dignatus, uestrae affectioni referam aut certe, si aliud animo sederit, scriptis nuntiabo. Vos tantum, dominae, lumen meum, memores mei esse dignamini, siue in corpore, siue iam extra corpus fuero.
'23.8 Next day I crossed the sea and reached Constaintinople, giving thanks to Christ our God for seeing me fit, through no deserving of mine, to grant me the desire to go on this journey, and the strength to visit everything I wanted and now to return again to Constantinople. (9) And at all the churches of Constantinople and [the tombs of] the apostles, and also at the various martyria, of which there are many there, I never ceased to give thanks to Jesus our God for his grace in showing me such mercy.
(10) So, loving ladies, light of my heart, this is where I am writing to you. My present plan is, in the name of Christ our God, to travel to Asia, since I want to make a pilgrimage to Ephesus, and the martyrium of the holy and blessed Apostle John. If after that I am still alive, and able to visit further places, I will either tell you about them face to face (if God so wills), or at any rate write to you about them if my plans change. In any case, ladies, light of my heart, whether I am "in the body" or "out of the body", please do not forget me.'
The rest of the Itinerary contains a long and detailed enumeration of the services held throughout the year in the churches of Jerusalem, particularly at the Anastasis (the Church of the Holy Sepulchre).
Text: Franceschini and Weber 1965, 67. Translation: Wilkinson 1971, 122-123.
23.8 Ac sic ergo alia die transiens mare perueni Constantinopolim, agens Christo Deo nostro gratias, quod michi indignae et non merenti prestare dignatus est tantam gratiam, id est ut non solum uoluntatem eundi, sed et facultatem perambulandi quae desiderabam dignatus fuerat prestare et reuertendi denuo Constantinopolim. (9) Vbi cum uenissem, per singulas ecclesias uel apostolos nec non et per singula martyria, quae ibi plurima sunt, non cessabam Deo nostro iesu gratias agere, qui ita super me misericordiam suam prestare dignatus fuerat.
(10) De quo loco, domnae, lumen meum, cum haec ad uestram affectionem darem, iam propositi erat in nomine Christi dei nostri ad Asiam accedendi, id est Efesum, propter martyrium sancti et beati apostoli Iohannis gratia orationis. Si autem et post hoc in corpo fuero, si qua preterea loca cognoscere potuero, aut ipsa presens, si deus fuerit prestare dignatus, uestrae affectioni referam aut certe, si aliud animo sederit, scriptis nuntiabo. Vos tantum, dominae, lumen meum, memores mei esse dignamini, siue in corpore, siue iam extra corpus fuero.
'23.8 Next day I crossed the sea and reached Constaintinople, giving thanks to Christ our God for seeing me fit, through no deserving of mine, to grant me the desire to go on this journey, and the strength to visit everything I wanted and now to return again to Constantinople. (9) And at all the churches of Constantinople and [the tombs of] the apostles, and also at the various martyria, of which there are many there, I never ceased to give thanks to Jesus our God for his grace in showing me such mercy.
(10) So, loving ladies, light of my heart, this is where I am writing to you. My present plan is, in the name of Christ our God, to travel to Asia, since I want to make a pilgrimage to Ephesus, and the martyrium of the holy and blessed Apostle John. If after that I am still alive, and able to visit further places, I will either tell you about them face to face (if God so wills), or at any rate write to you about them if my plans change. In any case, ladies, light of my heart, whether I am "in the body" or "out of the body", please do not forget me.'
The rest of the Itinerary contains a long and detailed enumeration of the services held throughout the year in the churches of Jerusalem, particularly at the Anastasis (the Church of the Holy Sepulchre).
Text: Franceschini and Weber 1965, 67. Translation: Wilkinson 1971, 122-123.
History
Evidence ID
E05245Saint Name
John, the Apostle and Evangelist : S00042 Andrew, the Apostle : S00288 Luke, the Evangelist : S00442 Timothy, the disciple of Paul the Apostle : S00466 Martyrs, unnamed or name lost : S00060Saint Name in Source
IohannesRelated Saint Records
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Luke_the_Evangelist/13730332
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/John_the_Apostle_and_Evangelist/13729210
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Timothy_the_disciple_of_Paul_the_Apostle/13730377
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Martyrs_unnamed_or_name_lost/13729267
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Andrew_the_Apostle/13729909