Pieniądz w Vita Porphyrii episcopi Gazensis pióra Marka Diakona
Money in Vita Porphyrii episcopi gazensis by Marc the Deacon
Author(s): Ireneusz MilewskiSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Ancient World, Theology and Religion
Published by: Gdańskie Seminarium Duchowne, Kuria Metropolitalna Gdańska
Keywords: Ancient Christianity; economy of the Later Roman Empire; early Byzantium; Porphyrius; bishop of Palestynian Gaza; Marc the Deacon; early Byzantine hagiography
Summary/Abstract: The paper analyses the reports regarding money which appear in the Vita Porphyrii episcopi gazensis. In the work of Marc the Deacon, money appears in several contexts: as involved in various activities of the bishoprics in Gaza; as a donation to a church given by the imperial court (the emperor Arcadius and his wife the empress Aelia Eudoxia); and as sums donated to charity (also by the bishopric of Gaza). However, in Vita Porphyri we find no information about the prices and wages of the time. Another problem is the credibility of the reports when it comes to the amounts of money mentioned. Unfortunately, it is extremely difficult to verify their credibility with any degree of certainty.
Journal: Studia Gdańskie
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 40
- Page Range: 35-42
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Polish