Qitmir, dog of the Sleepers of Ephesus
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Qitmir, dog of the Sleepers of Ephesus; Viricarius
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/3018
identifier: 146
floruit: 249-251
state: Martyr
state: Dog
In hagiography: Qitmir, dog of the Sleepers of Ephesus is the name given to a dog who was entombed and commemorated with the Sleepers of Ephesus, 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, dog of the Sleepers of Ephesus 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: Qitmir, dog of the Sleepers of Ephesus is commemorated in The Children or Sleepers of Ephesus (text).
event: Qitmir, dog of the Sleepers of Ephesus is commemorated in The Children of Ephesus (or Sleepers) (text).
event: Qitmir, dog of the Sleepers of Ephesus is commemorated in The Children of Ephesus (Sleepers) (text).
event: Qitmir, dog of the Sleepers of Ephesus is commemorated in The Children of Ephesus (text).
event: Qitmir, dog of the Sleepers of Ephesus is commemorated in The Children of Ephesus (text).
event: Qitmir, dog of the Sleepers of Ephesus is commemorated in The Children of Ephesus (Sleepers) (text).
event: Qitmir, dog of the Sleepers of Ephesus is commemorated in The Children of Ephesus (text).
event: Qitmir, dog of the 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