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E07032: Coptic Homily on the Virgin *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), attributed to Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313–387), supposedly written and translated in the 4th to 6th century. Skeleton entry

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History

Evidence ID

E07032

Saint Name

Mary, Mother of Christ : S00033

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Type of Evidence

Late antique original manuscripts - Parchment codex Literary - Sermons/Homilies

Language

  • Coptic

Evidence not before

854

Evidence not after

855

Activity not before

313

Activity not after

855

Place of Evidence - Region

Egypt and Cyrenaica Egypt and Cyrenaica

Place of Evidence - City, village, etc

Arsinoites (Fayum) Hamouli

Place of evidence - City name in other Language(s)

Arsinoites (Fayum) Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis Hamouli Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis

Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs

Composing and translating saint-related texts

Source

The text comes from a parchment codex, M 583, fol. 139–157, produced in the 9th century, AD 854–855, found at the Monastery of the Archangel Michael at Hamuli in the Fayum. The codex M 583 now belongs to the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York.

Bibliography

Text and Italian translation: Campagnano, A., 'In onore della vergine', in: A. Campagnano, Ps. Cirillo di Gerusalemme, Omelie Copte. Sulla passione, sulla croce e sulla vergine (Testi e Documenti per lo studio dell' antichita 65; Milan, 1980), 151–195.

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