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Titles

Croix (seconde invention de la) (texte)1
The Second Finding of the Cross (text)1

Reference Numbers

Incipit (Opening Line)

“ܒܫܢܬܐ ܫܒܝܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ̣. ܒܐܝܪܚ ܟܢܘܢ ܐܚܪܝܐ̣. ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܥܠ ܓܒ ܢܗܪܐ ܚܕ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܕܘܢܒܝܣ. ܕܢܥܒܪܘܢ ܘܢܚܪܒܘܢ ܟܠܗ ܐܘܚܕܢܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܡܝܐ.” 1

“En la septième année du règne de Constantin, au mois de janvier, les forces des Barbares s’étaient rassemblées au bord d’un fleuve appelé Danube pour le traverser et dévaster tout le territoire de l’Empire romain.” 1

Explicit (Closing Line)

“ܗܝܕܝܢ ܗܠܢܝ ܡܠܟܬܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ ܒܐܘܪܝܫܠܡ ܐܡܠܟܬ. ܘܦܩܕܬ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܒܐܪ̈ܒܬܥܣܪ ܒܐܝܠܘܠ.” 1

“Alors l’impératrice croyante Hélène régna à Jérusalem et elle ordonna qu’il y ait le 14 Éloul une commémoraison de la croix.” 1

Editions

Eberhard Nestle, De Sancta Cruce: Ein Beitrag zur christlichen Legendengeschichte (Berlin: Reuther, 1889)., : Berlin, 1889, p. 11-20.

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Modern Translations

German: Eberhard Nestle, De Sancta Cruce: Ein Beitrag zur christlichen Legendengeschichte (Berlin: Reuther, 1889)., pp: 43-50,

English: Dudley Loftus, An History of the twofold invention of the Cross whereon our Saviour was crucified. Translated out of an antient Aramæan biologist. Together with an account of the conversion of the Ethiopians, out of Abulpharagius's Ecclesiastical History (Dublin, 1686).

Syriac Manuscript Witnesses

ms Londres, British Library, Add. 12174, f. 292v-294v + ms Oxford, Bodleian Library, Syr. 163 (Marsh 13), f. 247-255v 1

ms Alep, Coll. Paul Asbat, cod. 178, p. 17-31 (nunc au Vatican) 1

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Works Cited

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1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 782.
2a E. Nestle, "Die Kreuzauffindungslegende nach einer Handschrift vom Sinai." Byzantinische Zeitschrift vol. 4 (1895)., pp: 317-345.
2b V. Ryssel, "Der Einfluss der syrischen Literatur auf das Abendland." Theologische Zeitschrift aus der Schweiz vol. 13 (1896), pp: 43-66.
3 J. Straubinger, Die Kreuzauffindungslegende. Untersuchungen über ihre altchristlichen Fassungen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der syrischen Texte (Paderborn, 1912)., pp: 1-81.

How to Cite This Entry

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/974.

Bibliography:

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/974.

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