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Author: Ursula Kunnert

CAPInv. 1776: to philiakon tes hagias Charitines

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Eastern Asia Minor
ii. Region Cilicia
iii. Site Corycus

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) τὸ φιλιακὸν τῆς ἁγίας Χαριτίνης (MAMA III 580a, ll. 1-6 and MAMA III 788, ll. 1-2)
ii. Full name (transliterated) to philiakon tes hagias Charitines

III. DATE

i. Date(s) Byz.

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Theophoric:St. Charitine
Other:social relations: philiakon, friendly society
iii. Descriptive terms φιλιακὸν, philiakon
Note philiakon: MAMA III 580a, ll. 1-2 and MAMA III 788, l. 1

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) MAMA III 580a (byz.)
MAMA III 788 (byz.)
Note Other editions/commentaries:
Hagel-Tomaschitz, Repertorium Kry 594a and 359
Online Resources MAMA III 580a
MAMA III 788
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Funerary inscriptions in Greek
i.c. Physical format(s) On the lids of sarcophagi
ii. Source(s) provenance In the necropolis of Corycus

VI. BUILT AND VISUAL SPACE

ii. References to buildings/objects The inscriptions indicate a common burial place (sarcophagus) of the members of the philiakon.

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship The philiakon is significantly involved in the worship of St. Charitine.
Deities worshipped St. Charitine
iv. Honours/Other activities Beside the religious engagement the philiakon has a funerary role.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The philiakon is an organised group with an intended durability in the worshipping of St. Caritine.