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E06622: The Greek Martyrdom of *Babylas (schoolmaster and his eighty-four pupils, martyrs of Nicomedia, S02486). Skeleton entry

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posted on 2018-09-26, 00:00 authored by Nikolaos
Martyrdom of Babylas and his eighty-four pupils (BHG 2053)

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History

Evidence ID

E06622

Saint Name

Babylas, ludimagister in Nicomedia : S02486

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Type of Evidence

Literary - Hagiographical - Accounts of martyrdom

Language

  • Greek

Source

For the manuscript tradition, see: http://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/14767/ For the edition, see Bibliography.

Discussion

This saint is probably a secondary duplicate of the more famous *Babylas (bishop and martyr of Antioch S00061), who also was martyred together with (three) children (cf. E02684) (Halkin 1963, 329).

Bibliography

Text: Halkin, F., Inédits byzantins d'Ochrida, Candie et Moscou (Subsidia Hagiographica 38; Bruxelles 1963), 330-339.

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    S02486History

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