Thais (saints)
Thais (also: Thaisis , Thaisia or Taisia ) was according to the legend Egyptian courtesan of the 4th century, as a saintly after their conversion hermit said to have lived.
Name meaning
The name means “ belonging to Isis ” in the Coptic language . It is no coincidence that the choice of the name is reminiscent of Thaïs , the legendary hetaera of Alexander the Great from the 4th century BC.
Life
According to legend, Thais lived as a courtesan in the Egyptian desert, where she was converted to Christianity by Paphnutius of Egypt . She served as a hermit for three years and died shortly afterwards.
Adoration
Thais is revered along with Pelagia as the patroness of repentant prostitutes.
Reception in art
The legend of the saints received a poetic treatment through the drama Paphnutius (after 962) by Hrotsvit von Gandersheim . This served Anatole France as a model for his novel Thaïs (1890), on which the opera Thaïs (1894) by Jules Massenet is based.
Others
Catholic Remembrance Day: October 8th
literature
- Bruno W. Häuptli: Thais (Thaisis, Thaisia). In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 22, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-133-2 , Sp. 1339-1341.
- Francis Mershman: St. Thais . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume 14, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1912.
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ The conversion of the Buhlerin Thais (Paphnutius) ( Memento of the original from January 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (German translation)
- ^ Anatole France: Thaïs . 1890 (French, Wikisource ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thais |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thaisis; Thaisia; Taisia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hetaera and hermit |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century or 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century |