Sergius, Church of - ܒܝܬ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ

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The centre of the cult of the martyr saint Sergius in Rusafa, renamed Sergiopolis, since the early 5th century. A large, representative basilica was probably erected in the early 6th century. The cult of Sergius was especially popular among the Arab tribes, as is attested in Joh. Eph., EH 6.4.2

Names

  • ܒܝܬ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ
  • Sergius, Church of
  • ܒܝܬ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ1

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church

Descriptions

The centre of the cult of the martyr saint Sergius in Rusafa, renamed Sergiopolis, since the early 5th century. A large, representative basilica was probably erected in the early 6th century. The cult of Sergius was especially popular among the Arab tribes, as is attested in Joh. Eph., EH 6.4.2
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  • 1 Ernest Walter Brooks, Iohannis Ephesini historiae ecclesiasticae pars tertia, CSCO Syr. III.3 (Louvain: L. Durbecq, 1935-1936), p: 285; 286, chapter: 3.6.4.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Klaus-Peter Todt and Bernd Andreas Vest, Syria (Syria Prōtē, Syria Deuteria, Syria Euphratēsia), Denkschriften der philosophisch-historischen Klasse 438, Tabula Imperii Byzantini 15.1-3 (Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2014), p: 1730-1732.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record

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Bibliography:

Silvio Roggo, “Sergius, Church of - ܒܝܬ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ .”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2024. Entry published February 16, 2024. http://syriaca.org/place/5640.

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