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Titles

Croix (première invention de la) (texte)1
The First Finding of the Cross (text)1

Reference Numbers

Incipit (Opening Line)

“ܐܚܝ̈ ܘܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ. ܦܛܪܘܢܝܩܝ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܩܠܘܕܝܘܣ ܩܣܪ: ܗܿܘ ܕܥܒܕܗ ܛܝܒܪܝܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ. ܗܕܐ ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܒܪܘܡܝ. ܘܚܙܬ ܒܗ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܒܫܡ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܟܦܪܬ ܒܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܝܗܿ.” 1

“Mes frères et mes bien-aimés, Protonice, la femme du césar Claude, que Tibère avait fait second de son Empire, alors que Simon Pierre était à Rome, vit en lui les miracles et les prodiges qu’il avait réalisés au nom de Jésus-Christ et renia les idoles de ses pères.” 1

Explicit (Closing Line)

“ܘܐܚܪܝܐ ܕܚܡܫܬܥܣܪ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܝܗܘܕܐ. ܗܿܘ ܕܒܝܘ̈ܡܬܗ ܣܠܩ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ.” 1

“Et le dernier des quinze fut Jude, aux jours duquel la croix fut déterrée pour la deuxième fois.” 1

Editions

Nestle, E.De sancta Cruce. Ein Beitrag zur christlichen Legendengeschichte: Berlin, 1889, p. 7-11., : Berlin, 1889, p. 7-11.

Modern Translations

German: E. Nestlepp: 39-42, , pp: 39-42, 1

English: D. LoftusInvention of the Cross, whereon Our Saviour was crucified..., Dublin, 1686pp: 1-11, , pp: 1-11, 1

Syriac Manuscript Witnesses

ms Londres, British Library, Add. 12174, f. 291v-292v + ms Oxford, Bodleian Library, Syr. 163 (Marsh 13), f. 243v-2247 1

ms Londres, British Library, Add. 14654, f. 32r-v (fgt ou = BHO 212, impossible à dire) 1

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Works Cited

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1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 780.
2 Die Kreuzauffindungslegende. Untersuchungen über ihre altchristlichen Fassungen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der syrischen Textepp: 82-103., pp: 82-103.
3 Die Kreuzauffindungslegende nach einer Handschrift vom SinaiByzantinische Zeitschriftpp: 319-345 rapports entre syriaque, grec et latin (rapports entre syriaque, grec et latin) ., pp: 319-345 rapports entre syriaque, grec et latin (rapports entre syriaque, grec et latin) .

How to Cite This Entry

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “The First Finding of the Cross (text)” in Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, last modified November 5, 2015, http://syriaca.org/work/972.

Bibliography:

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “The First Finding of the Cross (text).” In Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson. Vol. of Gateway to the Syriac Saints, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2015. Entry published November 5, 2015. http://syriaca.org/work/972.

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