Carpus, Papylus and Agathonike

Martyrion for Carpus and Papylus

Karpus, Papylus and Agathonike are three Christian martyrs , although it is unclear whether they were persecuted under Marcus Aurelius (161-180) or under Decius (249-251).

background

In Pergamon , the bishop Karpus, who came from Thyatira or Gordos , and the deacon Papylus were interrogated by the governor. Karpus was tortured by hanging him up and tearing his skin with claws. As long as he could still speak, he steadfastly declared that he was a Christian . The same thing happened after Papylus; both were sentenced to death by fire and nailed to a stake. Agathonike, Papylus' sister, witnessed the execution and voluntarily allowed herself to be nailed to the stake and burned.

Memorial days

Evangelical: January 10th (in the Evangelical Name Calendar ), Roman Catholic: April 13th, Orthodox: April 4th and October 13th, Armenian, Coptic and Syriac Orthodox: October 13th.

literature

Karl Baus : Karpos, Papylos u. Agathonike . In: Josef Höfer , Karl Rahner (Ed.): Lexicon for Theology and Church . 2nd Edition. tape 5 . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1960, Sp. 1379 .
Adolf Harnack , Oscar von Gebhardt : The files of the Karpus, the Papylus and the Agathonike, a document from the time of Marc Aurel examined. (= Texts and studies on the history of early Christian literature. Volume 3, Issue 4.) Hinrich, Leipzig 1888 ( digitized version ).
Martyrdom of Saints Carpus, Papylus and Agathonike , in: Early Christian Apologists. Volume II. Translated from the Greek by J. Leitl (Autolycus). Translated from Latin by Dr. Alfons Müller - Chaplain in Stuttgart (Octavius). Translated from the Greek or Latin by Gerhard Rauschen (Märtyrerakten) (Library of the Church Fathers, 1st series, Volume 14) Munich 1913 ( online ).

Web links

Saints Carpus, Papylus (and Agathonice / Agathonike, and Agathodorus), 13 April (and 13 October in some Jurisdictions) on reu.org (English)
Acts of Carpus, Papylus, and Agathonice on earlychristianwritings.com

Individual evidence

↑ Eckhard J. Schnabel: Original Christian Mission. Brockhaus Verlag, Wuppertal 2002, ISBN 3-417-29475-4 , ( online, p. 807. )
↑ ^a ^b Carpus and Companions in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints . Retrieved September 3, 2014.
↑ The Holy Martyrs Carpus and Papylus. on orthodox.net, accessed on September 3, 2014. (English)

[1] Eckhard J. Schnabel: Original Christian Mission. Brockhaus Verlag, Wuppertal 2002, ISBN 3-417-29475-4 , ( online, p. 807. )

[Heiligenlexikon-2] Carpus and Companions in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints . Retrieved September 3, 2014.

[3] The Holy Martyrs Carpus and Papylus. on orthodox.net, accessed on September 3, 2014. (English)