Coptic Bohairic liturgical texts relating to Abbā Samuel of Kalamūn and Julius of Akfahs

Abstract

La figura de Julius de Akfahs como biógrafo de mártires y el papel clave desempeñado por Samuel de Kalamūn en el monasticismo egipcio del siglo VII son de enorme importancia. Con el objetivo de valorar cómo evolucionó la veneración tributada a ambos ofrecemos todos los textos litúrgicos relacionados con ellos acompañados de comentarios a los mismos.

The figure of Julius of Akfahs as a biographer of the martyrs, as well as the key role played by Samuel of Kalamun in seventh-century Egyptian monasticism are of great importance. In order to evaluate the evolution of the veneration accorded to both we provide all the relevant liturgical texts, along with commentaries on them.