par Busine, Aude
Editeur scientifique Mitchell, Stephen;Pilhofer, Philipp
Référence Early Christianity in Asia Minor and Cyprus. From the Margins to the Mainstream, Brill, Leyden - Boston, Vol. 3, Early Christianity in Asia Minor (ECAM), page (109-125)
Publication Publié, 2019
Partie d'ouvrage collectif
Résumé : This article focuses on the cult and legends surrounding two local martyrs of Cappadocian Caesarea: Gordius and Mamas. It aims at investigating the making of hagiographical discourses about the deeds and death of these local saints in connection with the development of their cult.The oldest mentions of Mamas and Gordius are found in two homilies written by Basil of Caesarea when he was bishop of the metropolis of Cappadocia, between 370 and 379. Here, I will analyse the links between these early attestations of the legends of both martyrs and the establishment of their cult. During Basil’s time, very little was known about the lives and deaths of both martyrs. Later on, the legends surrounding their lives and sufferings increasingly developed, and the martyrs became the heroes of hagiographical legends.