Sampson of Constantinople

St. Sampson's Cathedral in St. Petersburg

Sampson of Constantinople († around 530 ), he is also known under the name "Sampson the hospitable", was a priest and doctor according to the stories . He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church , and in the Greek Orthodox Church he is one of the " Anargyri ", the "holy doctors" who provided free help.

Life

Sampson was a wealthy Roman who, as a doctor, helped not only the sick but also the poor. In Constantinople he donated all his belongings to the building of a hospital , which was named after him and which was also used as a pilgrimage hostel . The Patriarch of Constantinople ordained him a priest. The Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I (around 482-565), who had been healed by Sampson, made him administrator of the imperial hostel. The name Sam (p) son means "child of the sun" in Hebrew. The day of remembrance of Sampson of Constantinople is June 27 (which, according to Julian calendar calculations, falls on July 10 of the Gregorian calendar).

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Individual evidence

↑ In the East they are called "hoi hagioi Anargyroi", those who treat without silver (anargyroi), i.e. for free. [1]
↑ The Anargyroi include: Cyrus and Johannes , Cosmas and Damian , Diomedes , Pantaleon and Sampson [2]
↑ In 1204 Constantinople fell into the hands of the fourth crusade ... Little is known about the fate of the city's hospitals and charitable institutions, as they existed in large numbers up to the conquest. Sampson-Xenon (Xenon = hostel), one of the oldest and most venerable hospitals in Constantinople, is an exception. "Foundations in Christianity, Judaism and Islam before modernity: In search of their similarities and differences in religious foundations, practical purposes and historical transformations", Michael Borgolte (ed.), Akademie Verlag, Berlin, 2005, ISBN 3-05- 004159-5 [3]

personal data
SURNAME	Sampson of Constantinople
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Samson, Sampson the hospitable
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Saint
DATE OF BIRTH	5th century
DATE OF DEATH	around 530
Place of death	Constantinople

[1] In the East they are called "hoi hagioi Anargyroi", those who treat without silver (anargyroi), i.e. for free. [1]

[2] The Anargyroi include: Cyrus and Johannes , Cosmas and Damian , Diomedes , Pantaleon and Sampson [2]

[3] In 1204 Constantinople fell into the hands of the fourth crusade ... Little is known about the fate of the city's hospitals and charitable institutions, as they existed in large numbers up to the conquest. Sampson-Xenon (Xenon = hostel), one of the oldest and most venerable hospitals in Constantinople, is an exception. "Foundations in Christianity, Judaism and Islam before modernity: In search of their similarities and differences in religious foundations, practical purposes and historical transformations", Michael Borgolte (ed.), Akademie Verlag, Berlin, 2005, ISBN 3-05- 004159-5 [3]