A late roman Ampulla with the depiction of Saint Menas from Andriake Church B

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2023

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National Museum of Romanian History

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This study elaborates on an ampulla found in Church B in Andriake harbor. Church B, one of the six churches in Andriake, was built in the early 5th century AD and was in use until the early 7th century. There is a depiction of Saint Menas in the gesture of orans on both sides of the ampulla, which was found in the church during the excavation between 2011-2013. Additionally, on both sides of Menas, there are camels bent over on his feet. The ampulla, thought to have been produced in the Saint Menas sanctuary, is dated to the early 7th century AD. Saint Menas is one of the military saints born to an Egyptian Christian family. After declaring that he was a Christian, he was executed and killed, and his lifeless body was tried to be burned in the fire. His body, saved from the fire by the believers of Menas, was taken to Egypt and buried in Abu Mina in the Mareotis Region. A large church dedicated to the saint was built in Abu Mina in the 4th century AD. After Abu Mina became a complex city, ampullae with depictions of Saint Menas were crafted there. These ampullae were taken to their destinations by those who came to the saint’s church to fulfill their sacred pilgrimage, by putting holy water and oil, which are believed to heal their inner world. The ampulla found in Andriake must have been brought to Andriake by someone from Myra who went to Abu Mina for a holy pilgrimage.
Cette étude se concentre sur une Ampulla découverte dans l’église B d’Andriake. Datée du début du VIIe siècle, cette ampoule présente une représentation de Saint Menas en position d’orant, entouré de chameaux. L’église B, construite au Ve siècle, a été utilisée jusqu’au VIIe siècle. L’ampoule a été mise au jour lors de fouilles menées entre 2011 et 2013 et est présumée avoir été produite dans le sanctuaire de Saint Menas à Abu Mina. Saint Menas était l’un des saints militaires nés dans une famille chrétienne égyptienne. Après avoir déclaré sa foi chrétienne, il fut exécuté et son corps, sauvé du bûcher par ses fidèles, fut enterré à Abu Mina en Égypte. Des ampoules avec des représentations de Saint Menas étaient produites à Abu Mina et utilisées par les pèlerins qui se rendaient dans son église pour accomplir leur pèlerinage sacré. L’ampoule retrouvée à Andriake aurait été rapportée par quelqu’un de Myra qui était parti en pèlerinage à Abu Mina.

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Ampulla/Pilgrim Flask, Andriake Church B, Myra (Lycia), Pilgrimage, Saint Menas, Église B d’Andriake, Pèlerinage, Ampulla/Flasque de pèlerin

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Cercetari Arheologice

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30

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1

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Öz, C. (2023). A late roman Ampulla with the depiction of Saint Menas from Andriake Church B. Cercetari Arheologice, 30(1), 237-246.