E07043: Coptic fragment of an Encomion on *Viktor (presumably son of Romanos, S00749), attributed to John Chrysostom, from the White Monastery (Upper Egypt), relating the miracle of the death and resurrection of a boy killed after his parents refuse to donate him to the saint's shrine as they had promised, a miracle resulting in the self-donation of the entire family as servants at the shrine of the saint; written most likely during the 6th century.

Pushkin Museum Moscow, page 17, col. 2, line 1–page 18, col. 1, line 15:

ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ
ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ :–
ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁ ⲉⲡⲏ · ⲁⲩⲉⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩ[ⲭⲣ]ⲏⲙⲁ ⲧ[ⲏⲣⲟⲩ] ⲙⲛ [ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛ]ⲧⲣⲙ[ⲙⲁⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ] ⲁⲩⲧ[ⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩ]ⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲙⲉ · ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ · ⲁⲩϭⲱ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϣⲁ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ :–
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ · ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ · ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ
ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ :–
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲛϩⲟ · ϩ ϩⲟ ⲛ[ⲟ]ⲩⲙⲏⲏϣ[ⲉ ⲛⲥ]ⲟⲡ :–

‘After the whole crowd saw the miracle, which had occurred, they rushed to the young boy, crying out: “One is the God of saint Viktor!”
Afterwards, they (the boy’s parents) went home. They brought [all] their possessions and [all their riches] and [donated them] to the shrine of saint Viktor. He (the father of the boy) and his wife and his son remained in the shrine until the day of their death.
And the young boy was a chosen man, a virgin for his entire lifetime. Later he obtained the rank of presbytership. He is said to have seen saint Viktor face to face many times.’


(Text and translation: A. I. Elanskaya, modified)