- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
-
1 New Ostraca from Thebes -
2. Coptic Textual Finds from the Macquarie University Excavations at Dra Abu Al-naga (TT233) -
3 Encomium on Pesynthios of Coptos -
4 The ‘Coptic Gnostic Library of Nag Hammadi’ and the Faw Qibli Excavations -
5 Once More: Nabis, Bishop of ′Aidhab/Berenike1 -
6 The Life and Miracles of Abraham of Farshut Community Disaster and the Making of a Saint -
7 Coptic Texts from Western Thebes -
8. Pachomius as Reflected in the Difnar -
9 Christianity in Dandara and Medamud -
10 Esna Martyrs -
11 Indexing of Manuscripts for the Churches of Naqada and Qus -
12 Coptic Legal Documents, with Special Reference to the Theban Area -
13 Notes On Coptic and Arabic Manuscripts Related to Upper Egypt -
14 Epigraphy and History in the Theban Region -
15 The Arabic Lives of St. Pachomius1 -
16 Athanasius of Qus and His Time -
17 The Hermitages in the Desert of Esna -
18 Some Coptic Reliefs Purportedly from Coptos -
19 The Portrait of Apa Abraham of Hermonthis -
20 The Esna Monasteries: Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri -
21 The Coptic Monasteries Multi-media Database Project -
22 Excavating Christian Western Thebes: A History1 -
23 The Monasteries of Naqada -
24 Tell Al-Qubeba: An Unknown Monastic Site? -
25 How to Save the Wall Paintings of Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri - Bibliography
Esna Martyrs
Esna Martyrs
- Chapter:
- (p.95) 10 Esna Martyrs
- Source:
- Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt
- Author(s):
Gawdat Gabra
Hany N. Takla
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
Esna is attested in ancient Egyptian texts as “Seni,” “Sna” or “Esni” which are derivatives of “Tasn” (Gauthier 1925–32, vol. 5: 38). It is believed that Emperor Hadrian, during his visit to Egypt in AD 132, made some establishments in Esna; thus it became Egypt's capital. Emperor Decius (ad 250) imposed a pagan appearance on the city. The vicar of the diocese of Esna, Father Matteos, demolished the 1940 building and rebuilt it early in 2006. A woman called Omm Armiya Naeem pointed out that the location of the tomb was on the western side of the church building before 1940, but it was moved to the east of the sanctuary in 1940.
Keywords: Esna, Seni, Sna, Esni, Hadrian, Decius, Father Matteos
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction
-
1 New Ostraca from Thebes -
2. Coptic Textual Finds from the Macquarie University Excavations at Dra Abu Al-naga (TT233) -
3 Encomium on Pesynthios of Coptos -
4 The ‘Coptic Gnostic Library of Nag Hammadi’ and the Faw Qibli Excavations -
5 Once More: Nabis, Bishop of ′Aidhab/Berenike1 -
6 The Life and Miracles of Abraham of Farshut Community Disaster and the Making of a Saint -
7 Coptic Texts from Western Thebes -
8. Pachomius as Reflected in the Difnar -
9 Christianity in Dandara and Medamud -
10 Esna Martyrs -
11 Indexing of Manuscripts for the Churches of Naqada and Qus -
12 Coptic Legal Documents, with Special Reference to the Theban Area -
13 Notes On Coptic and Arabic Manuscripts Related to Upper Egypt -
14 Epigraphy and History in the Theban Region -
15 The Arabic Lives of St. Pachomius1 -
16 Athanasius of Qus and His Time -
17 The Hermitages in the Desert of Esna -
18 Some Coptic Reliefs Purportedly from Coptos -
19 The Portrait of Apa Abraham of Hermonthis -
20 The Esna Monasteries: Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri -
21 The Coptic Monasteries Multi-media Database Project -
22 Excavating Christian Western Thebes: A History1 -
23 The Monasteries of Naqada -
24 Tell Al-Qubeba: An Unknown Monastic Site? -
25 How to Save the Wall Paintings of Dayr al-Shuhada and Dayr al-Fakhuri - Bibliography