E07051: Coptic account of Eudoxia (fictive sister of Constantine, S02742) and her mission to discover the tomb of Christ following the accession of Constantine, mentioning the help of Michael (the Archangel, S00181), possibly from the Monastery of Saint John the Baptist near Abydos (Upper Egypt); written most likely in the 7th century. Skeleton entry

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History

Evidence ID

E07051

Saint Name

Michael, the Archangel : S00181 Eudoxia, fictive sister of Constantine I : S02742

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Type of Evidence

Literary - Hagiographical - Other saint-related texts

Language

Coptic

Evidence not before

600

Evidence not after

900

Activity not before

306

Activity not after

337

Place of Evidence - Region

Egypt and Cyrenaica

Place of Evidence - City, village, etc

Abydos

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

Abydos Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein Hermopolis

Cult activities - Non Liturgical Practices and Customs

Composing and translating saint-related texts

Source

The papyrus codex kept at the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Museo Egizio di Torino, Cat. 63.000, Cod. Ib, glasses 10v–41r.

Bibliography

Text and translation: Orlandi, T., Pearson, B.A., and Drake, H.A., Eudoxia and the Holy Sepulchre: A Constantinian Legend in Coptic (Testi e documenti per lo studio dell’antichita 67; Milan, 1980).