E06644: The Greek Martyrdom of *Barbara (martyr of Nicomedia or Heliopolis, S01807) and her companion Iouliane was probably written by the 7th century. Skeleton entry
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Martyrdom of Barbara (BHG 213-215)
We have not examined this text. (For a brief summary of the legend, see Constantinou 2005, 25.)
History
Evidence ID
E06644
Saint Name
Barbara, martyr of Nicomedia or Heliopolis : S01807
For the manuscript tradition, see:
http://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/14783/
http://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/14784/
http://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/14818/
http://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/14786/
http://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/14787/
For the edition, see Bibliography.
Discussion
The legend of Barbara (and most probably at least some form of the early Martyrdom) seems to have been in existence by the 7th century (OBD I, 252).
Bibliography
Text:
Viteau, J., Passions des saints Écaterine et Pierre d'Alexandrie, Barbara et Anysia (Paris, 1897), 89-99 (cf. also 101-105). (BHG 214)
Wirth, A. (ed.), Danae in den christlichen Legenden (Vienna, 1892), 105-111. (BHG 215)
Further reading:
Constantinou, S. Female Corporeal Performances: Reading the Body in Byzantine Passions and Lives of Holy Women (Uppsala, 2005), 25 and (passim) 30-58.