The Miracle of Michael at Colossae: Historical Greek and Latin Edition
The narrative traces a healing spring, the church’s guardian Archippus and an attempt to flood the sanctuary. Michael’s intervention turns the threatening rivers into a chasm. This historical edition gives the Greek narrative with a medieval Latin version and a French introduction.
Greek · Latin · French1 edition
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Book languageGreek · Latin · French
Firmin-Didot, Paris; Patrologia Orientalis4 · 1908
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Key themes
- Healing and intercession
- Archippus and the sanctuary
Questions for your reading
- How does the story connect the healing spring with the rescue of the sanctuary?
About the editions
Patrologia Orientalis 4 (1908), pp.542-562, with its original fascicle title page. Main text Greek and Latin; introduction French.
Translation and editing credits: François Nau, editor; medieval Latin version attributed to Leo the monk.
