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Osservazioni sui racconti di guarigione dalle malattie nelle raccolte di miracoli di san Mena (BHG 1256-1269) e di Mena καλλικέλαδος (BHG 1254m)
Varalda, Paolo
2025
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2785-1346
Abstract
Abu Mina was one of the main pilgrimage centres of Late Antiquity, established near the tomb of the martyr Menas, in the Mareotis region, not far from Alexandria in Egypt. A collection of miracles attributed to the saint, preserved in several languages, is associated with this renowned sanctuary. This paper analyzes the thirteen miracles transmitted in Greek (BHG 1256–1269), with particular attention to the accounts of miraculous healings from illness. For the sake of completeness, the study also considers the collection of miracles attributed to another saint of the same name, Menas known as the καλλικέλαδος (BHG 1254m), who is likely identifiable with the former and whose cult developed in the Constantinopolitan context from the ninth century onwards.
Abu Mina fu uno dei principali centri di pellegrinaggio della tarda antichità, sorto presso la tomba del martire Mena, nella regione della Mareotide, non lon¬tano da Alessandria d’Egitto. A questo celebre santuario è legata una raccolta di miracoli attribuiti al santo, tramandata in diverse lingue. Il presente contributo analizza i tredici miracoli pervenuti in greco (BHG 1256–1269), con particolare attenzione ai racconti di guarigione miracolosa da malattie. Per completezza, lo studio considera anche la raccolta di miracoli riferiti a un altro santo omonimo, Mena detto il καλλικέλαδος (“dalla bella voce”, BHG 1254m), probabilmente identificabile con il precedente e il cui culto si sviluppò in ambito costantinopo¬litano a partire dal IX secolo.
Abu Mina was one of the main pilgrimage centres of Late Antiquity, established near the tomb of the martyr Menas, in the Mareotis region, not far from Alexandria in Egypt. A collection of miracles attributed to the saint, preserved in several languages, is associated with this renowned sanctuary. This paper analyzes the thirteen miracles transmitted in Greek (BHG 1256–1269), with particular attention to the accounts of miraculous healings from illness. For the sake of completeness, the study also considers the collection of miracles attributed to another saint of the same name, Menas known as the καλλικέλαδος (BHG 1254m), who is likely identifiable with the former and whose cult developed in the Constantinopolitan context from the ninth century onwards.
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EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Paolo Varalda, "Osservazioni sui racconti di guarigione dalle malattie nelle raccolte di miracoli di san Mena (BHG 1256-1269) e di Mena καλλικέλαδος (BHG 1254m)" in: "ERAT OLIM. Nuovi materiali e contributi per la storia della narrativa greco-latina 5 (2025)", EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, Trieste, 2025, pp. 90-122
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it
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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