E05569: The Life of Hypatios by Kallinikos mentions that the monks of its hero’s community were sought after to serve as priests at shrines of martyrs founded by rich and important people in the region of Constantinople. Written in Greek at Rufinianae (near Constantinople), 447/450.
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posted on 2018-05-28, 00:00 authored by erizosKallinikos of Rufinianae, Life of Hypatios (CPG 6042 = BHG 760), 31.13-14
31. (13) Εἴ τις οὖν τῶν πάνυ πλουσίων καὶ συνετῶν καὶ τὸν Θεὸν ἀγαπώντων ἐβούλετο μαρτύριον οἰκοδομῆσαι εἰς τοὺς πέριξ τόπους, ηὔχετο ὅπως ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν Ὑπατίου ποιήσῃ κληρικούς, λέγων ὅτι «Ὄντως ἐκεῖνοι ἐσταυρωμένοι.» (14) Καὶ πολλὰ παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν ἵνα παράσχῃ, καὶ ῥᾳδίως οὐ παρεῖχεν αὐτοῖς.
‘Thus whenever one of the rich, virtuous, and God-loving people wished to build a shrine for martyrs in the nearby regions, they hoped to appoint clerics among the disciples of Hypatios, saying that “These are truly crucified men.” And they implored him profusely to provide them with priests, but he did not easily give them.’
Text: Bartelink 1971. Translation: E. Rizos.
31. (13) Εἴ τις οὖν τῶν πάνυ πλουσίων καὶ συνετῶν καὶ τὸν Θεὸν ἀγαπώντων ἐβούλετο μαρτύριον οἰκοδομῆσαι εἰς τοὺς πέριξ τόπους, ηὔχετο ὅπως ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν Ὑπατίου ποιήσῃ κληρικούς, λέγων ὅτι «Ὄντως ἐκεῖνοι ἐσταυρωμένοι.» (14) Καὶ πολλὰ παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν ἵνα παράσχῃ, καὶ ῥᾳδίως οὐ παρεῖχεν αὐτοῖς.
‘Thus whenever one of the rich, virtuous, and God-loving people wished to build a shrine for martyrs in the nearby regions, they hoped to appoint clerics among the disciples of Hypatios, saying that “These are truly crucified men.” And they implored him profusely to provide them with priests, but he did not easily give them.’
Text: Bartelink 1971. Translation: E. Rizos.
History
Evidence ID
E05569Saint Name
Martyrs, unnamed or name lost : S00060Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Other saint-related textsLanguage
- Greek
