The Second Finding of the Cross (text) - [ Syriac Not Available ]
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Incipit (Opening Line)
“ܒܫܢܬ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܡܚܝܢܝܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܐܫܘܝܬ ܠܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ ܗܠܢܐ ܐܡܗ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܣ ܠܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܡܝܬܪܬܐ.”
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“En l’an 351 du règne de l’ami de Dieu Constantin, la grâce sainte et vivifiante de l’Esprit Saint jugea la croyante Hélène, mère du même Constantin, digne d’un grand don de valeur.”
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Explicit (Closing Line)
“ܘܦܩܕܬ ܠܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܠܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܢ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܫܟܚܬܗ ܕܙܩܝܦܐ. ܟܠ ܫܢܐ ܒܫܢܐ ܟܡܐ ܕܚܝܝܢ. ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܕܥܝܢ ܠܗ ܠܨܠܝܒܐ ܘܥܗܕܝܢ ܠܗ. ܬܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢܬܐ ܥܡ ܡܪܝܡ ܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ.”
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“Et elle ordonna à tous ceux qui croient dans le Christ, hommes et femmes, de faire mémoire de la découverte de la Croix d’année en année tant qu’ils vivraient. Et que tous ceux qui connaissent la croix et la commémorent aient une part avec Marie la bienheureuse Mère de Dieu dans les siècles des siècles. Amen.”
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Editions
Nestle, E.De sancta Cruce. Ein Beitrag zur christlichen Legendengeschichte: Berlin, 1889, p. 25-36., : Berlin, 1889, p. 25-36.
The Finding of the True Cross: The Judas Kyriakos Legend in Syriac: Introduction, Text, and Translation
Modern Translations
Syriac Manuscript Witnesses
ms Londres, British Library, Add. 14644, f. 18-23v
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ms Vatican, Syr. 623, f. 212-222v
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ms Londres, British Library, Or. 4404, f. 128v-131v
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 783.
- 2 Die Kreuzauffindungslegende. Untersuchungen über ihre altchristlichen Fassungen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der syrischen Textepp: 1-81., pp: 1-81.
- 3 Helena Augusta: waarheid en legendepp: 172-186., pp: 172-186.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “The Second Finding of the Cross (text)” in Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, last modified November 5, 2015, http://syriaca.org/work/975.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “The Second 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/975.About this Entry
Entry Title: The Second Finding of the Cross (text)
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- Editing, proofreading, data entry and revision by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
- Data architecture and encoding by David A. Michelson
- Editing, Syriac data conversion, data entry, and reconciling by Adam P. Kane
- Editing and Syriac data proofreading by Aram Bar Schabo
- This document includes data from Ugo Zanetti, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca (unpublished database). Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
- This document includes data from Ugo Zanetti, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca (unpublished database). Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne
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