Sleepers of Ephesus
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Sleepers of Ephesus; Eight Children of Ephesus; Children of Ephesus; Enfants d’Éphèse; LES HUITS ENFANTS D'ÈPEHESE; Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1227
identifier: 146
floruit: 249-251
state: Martyr
In hagiography: Sleepers of Ephesus were the protagonists of a legend set in the time of the emperor Decius. Seven or eight children of Ephesus were entombed in a cave with their dog Qitmir until they awoke 190 years later. The legend dates to the middle of the fifth century.
event: These saints are venerated on Oct. 22 (BHO).
event: Sleepers of Ephesus is commemorated in The Children or Sleepers of Ephesus (text).
event: Sleepers of Ephesus is commemorated in The Children of Ephesus (or Sleepers) (text).
event: Sleepers of Ephesus is commemorated in The Children of Ephesus (Sleepers) (text).
event: Sleepers of Ephesus is commemorated in The Children of Ephesus (text).
event: Sleepers of Ephesus is commemorated in The Children of Ephesus (text).
event: Sleepers of Ephesus is commemorated in The Children of Ephesus (Sleepers) (text).
event: Sleepers of Ephesus is commemorated in The Children of Ephesus (text).
event: Sleepers of Ephesus is commemorated in Children of Ephesus (variation) (text).
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 29 343 877 988 1088 1893 1987 2005
Saints Syriaques LES HUITS ENFANTS D'ÈPEHESE 146
E. Honigmann Stephen of Ephesus (448) and the Legend of the Seven Sleepers Patristic Studies (Citta del Vaticano, 1953 : SeT 173), 125-68, ch. XVII
F. Jourdan La tradition des Sept Dormants (Paris, 1983)
Vies des Saints VII, 27 juillet, 650-51
M. van Esbroeck La legende des Sept Dormants d'Ephese selon le Codex syriaque N.S. 4 de Saint-Petersbourg VI Symposium Syriacum Rome, 1994 OCA