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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.

Names

  • Sleepers of Ephesus
  • Children of Ephesus
  • Eight Children of Ephesus
  • Enfants d’Éphèse2
  • LES HUITS ENFANTS D'ÈPEHESE1
  • Seven Sleepers of Ephesus

Floruit

249-2511

Event

These saints are venerated on Oct. 22 (BHO). 1

Notes

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.
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Works Cited

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  • 1 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 146.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
  • 2 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 29, 343, 877, 988, 1088, 1893, 1987, 2005.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
  • 3 Ernst Honigmann, "Stephen of Ephesus (April 15- 448 - October 29, 451) and the Legend of the Seven Sleepers." Patristic Studies vol. 173 (=Studi e testi) (1953), : (Citta del Vaticano, 1953 : SeT 173), 125-68, ch. XVII.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 5 François Jourdan, La tradition des sept dormants: Une rencontre entre chrétiens et musulmans, Jardins secrets de la littérature arabe, vol. 2 (Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose, 1983), : (Paris, 1983).Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic recordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic recordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic recordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 6 Jules Baudot, Léon Chaussin and Benedictines, Vies des saints et des bienheureux selon l'ordre du calendrier: avec l'historique des fêtes (Paris: Librairie Letouzey et Ané, 1935)., : VII, 27 juillet, 650-51.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 7 Michel van Esbroeck, "La légende des Sept Dormants d'Ephèse selon le Codex syriaque N.S.4 de Saint-Pétersbourg." R Lavenant (ed.), Orientalia Christiana Analecta vol. 247 (1994)., : Rome, 1994, Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record

How to Cite This Entry

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Sleepers of Ephesus” last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1227.

Bibliography:

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Sleepers of Ephesus.”, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson. Vol. 1 of Gateway to the Syriac Saints, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2016. Entry published August 17, 2016. http://syriaca.org/person/1227.

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Entry Title: Sleepers of Ephesus

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  • Editing, proofreading, data entry and revision by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
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  • Editing, Syriac data conversion, data entry, and reconciling by Adam P. Kane
  • Editing and Syriac data proofreading by Aram Bar Schabo
  • Entries adapted from the work of Jean Maurice Fiey
  • Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
  • Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne

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