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E07445: The late 4th to 6th century collection of Miracles of *Menas (soldier martyr of Egypt, S00073), ascribed to Timothy of Alexandria, recounts the story of the miraculous healing of a crippled man and a mute woman. The saint instructed the former to attempt to rape the latter. Written in Greek in Alexandria.
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posted on 2019-03-10, 00:00 authored by erizosTimothy of Alexandria, Miracles of Menas (CPG 2527, BHG 1256-1269)
Miracle 5. The crippled man and the mute woman (BHG 1261)
Summary:
A crippled man seeks healing at Menas’ shrine and, after a long period of unsuccessful incubation, he has a vision of the saint advising him to go and sleep with a dumb woman who is also staying at the shrine. The man is incredulous about the saint’s advice for him to commit fornication, but has the same dream three times and is convinced. His attempt to lie with her proves effective: the hitherto dumb woman wakes up and starts screaming, while the hitherto crippled man, in his panic, runs away like a young lad. He reveals his dream and everyone is amazed at the saint’s miraculous intervention.
Text: Pomialovskii 1900.
Summary: E. Rizos.
Miracle 5. The crippled man and the mute woman (BHG 1261)
Summary:
A crippled man seeks healing at Menas’ shrine and, after a long period of unsuccessful incubation, he has a vision of the saint advising him to go and sleep with a dumb woman who is also staying at the shrine. The man is incredulous about the saint’s advice for him to commit fornication, but has the same dream three times and is convinced. His attempt to lie with her proves effective: the hitherto dumb woman wakes up and starts screaming, while the hitherto crippled man, in his panic, runs away like a young lad. He reveals his dream and everyone is amazed at the saint’s miraculous intervention.
Text: Pomialovskii 1900.
Summary: E. Rizos.
History
Evidence ID
E07445Saint Name
Menas, soldier and martyr buried at Abu Mena : S00073Saint Name in Source
ΜηνᾶςRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Collections of miraclesLanguage
- Greek
