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Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of Euthymius 47.68.3-47.68.11

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Context

Cyril from Scythopolis (ca. 525-559 C.E.) was a monk who wrote detailed hagiographies of seven roughly contemporary or slightly earlier monks. His works are essential historical sources for Palestinian monasticism, theology, and political relationships during roughly the first half of the 6th century. He wrote one of his two major works about the Armenian Euthymius, at whose monastery in Jericho he served from 544 to 555 C.E. This passage recounts the succession of abbots at the monastery including one Stephen, who invested the estate from his brother Procopius at Caesarea into the monastery.

Text

Ὁ μὲν οὖν μακαρίτης Ἡλίας ὁ καλὸς τῆς Εὐθυμίου ἀγέλης ποιμὴν ἐπὶ τριάκοντα καὶ ὀκτὼ χρόνους τὴν μονὴν κυβερνήσας καὶ πλεῖστα κατορθώματα ἐν αὐτῆι διαπραξάμενος ἐτελεύτησεν. Συμεωνίου δέ τινος Ἀπαμέως ἐπὶ τρεῖς χρόνους τῆς αὐτῆς μονῆς κρατήσαντος καὶ ἐν Χριστῶι τελειωθέντος Στέφανός τις Ἄραψ τῶι γένει τὴν ἡγουμενίαν διεδέξατο γνήσιον ἀδελφὸν ἔχων Προκόπιον μὲν ὀνομαζόμενον, τῆς δὲ Καισαρέων ἐκκλησίας πρεσβύτερον, οὗτινος τελευτήσαντος πᾶσαν ὁ Στέφανος τὴν γονικὴν περιουσίαν τῶι μοναστηρίωι προσεκύρωσεν.1

Textual Note

Ed. Schwatrz 1939

Translation

The blessed Elias, the good shepherd of Euthymius’ flock, died after governing the monastery for 38 years and performing very many good deeds in it. After one Symeonios of Apamea had ruled the same monastery for three years and died in Christ, one Stephanos, an Arab by race, succeeded as Superior; he had a blood-brother named Procopius, priest of the church at Caesarea, at whose death Stephanos made over all the family property to the monastery.2

Translation Note

Adapted from Price and Binns 1990

Works Cited

  • 1 Cyril of Scythopolis, Kyrillos von Skythopolis, ed. Eduard Schwartz, Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur, 49.2 (Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs, 1939), ch: 47, p: 68.3-11.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of Our Father Saint Euthymius, in Cyril of Scythopolis: The Lives of the Monks of Palestine, trans. R. M. Price, Cistercian Studies 114 (Kalamazoo: Cistercian Publications, 1990), lii + 306 pp, p: 65.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
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Joseph L. Rife, “Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of Euthymius 47.68.3-47.68.11,” in Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, entry published June 30, 2023, https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/490.

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Joseph L. Rife, “Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of Euthymius 47.68.3-47.68.11.” In Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, edited by Joseph L. Rife., edited by Joseph L. Rife. Caesarea City and Port Exploration Project, 2023. Entry published June 30, 2023. https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/490.

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Entry Title: Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of Euthymius 47.68.3-47.68.11

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  • Joseph L. Rife, general editor, Vanderbilt University
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