{"slug":"LIT3964Homily","id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT3964Homily","title":"Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane)","author":"Anonymous","genre":"homily","date":"","tradition":"ethiopic","coverage":"not-located","coverage_claim":{"status":"not-located","text":"No English translation was located by an automated check of the source corpus and one library catalogue. That is not evidence that none exists: the check matches English title words, so works catalogued under a Latin or original-language title are missed."},"publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-15T00:59:09Z","cost_usd":0.002153},"source":{"registry_id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT3964Homily","work_id":"LIT3964Homily","edition":"betmas","language":"","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3964Homily"},"stats":{"passages":3,"english_words":678,"coptic_letters":0,"commentary_units":17,"commentary_kinds":7,"derived_notes":0,"ambiguities":6,"work_notes":4,"external_links":3,"timeline":3},"summary":{"work":"LIT3964Homily","abstract":"This anonymous Ethiopic homily (dǝrsān) for the feast of the Archangel Michael in the month of Sane (June) survives in multiple manuscripts, often bound with Marian or angelological texts. It emphasizes Michael's intercessory role and includes a narrative about Astrāʿāqos of Silkiya and his wife Afomya, with a miraculous leaf from an icon that heals. The homily is part of a larger cycle of angelological homilies for the 12th of each month in the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition. Its language and theology suggest composition no earlier than the 14th century, possibly later (15th–16th c.). The edition lacks a critical apparatus for variant readings, and the Geʿez text may contain scribal errors or interpolations.","historical_context":"The homily survives in multiple Ethiopic manuscripts, often bound with other Marian or angelological texts, suggesting a monastic origin, possibly from the Aksumite or early Solomonic period. It is read during the month of Sane (roughly June) in the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, on the feast of the Archangel Michael, forming part of a larger cycle of angelological homilies for the 12th of each month. The homily is undated in the manuscript tradition; its language and theological themes suggest a composition no earlier than the 14th century, but a later date (15th–16th c.) cannot be excluded. The edition does not provide a critical apparatus for variant readings across manuscripts, and the Geʿez text may contain scribal errors or interpolations not flagged in the present edition. The name Astrāʿāqos of Silkiya and his wife Afomya appear in other Ethiopic Michael narratives, indicating a shared hagiographic cycle.","significance":"This homily exemplifies the rich angelological tradition in Ethiopian Orthodox liturgy, particularly the veneration of Michael as intercessor. It contributes to understanding the development of hagiographic cycles around Michael and the integration of local narratives (e.g., Astrāʿāqos and Afomya) into broader Christian angelology. Its ongoing liturgical use highlights the continuity of devotional practices.","timeline":[{"date":"14th–16th c.","event":"Probable composition of the homily, based on language and theological themes."},{"date":"Undated","event":"Manuscript transmission in Ethiopic, often bound with Marian or angelological texts."},{"date":"Liturgical use","event":"Read during the month of Sane (June) on the feast of the Archangel Michael."}],"relations":[{"work":"Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane) — Anonymous","relation":"Part of a larger cycle of angelological homilies for the 12th of each month","key":"betmas:LIT3964Homily","label":"betmas: Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3964Homily"},{"work":"Theodosius of Alexandria, Homily on Michael","relation":"Similar genre and angelological focus","key":"dossier:coptic-theodosius-michael","label":"gap dossier: Encomium on Saint Michael the Archangel","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-theodosius-michael"},{"work":"Ethiopic anonymous homily (Faws Manfasawi)","relation":"Another anonymous Ethiopic homily with angelological themes","key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi","label":"gap dossier: The Book of Spiritual Medicine (anonymous penitential manual, distinct from the compilation of Michael of ʾAṯrīb)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi"}],"external_links":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3964Homily","label":"Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3964Homily","reason":"Primary source edition"},{"key":"dossier:coptic-theodosius-michael","label":"Theodosius of Alexandria, Homily on Michael","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-theodosius-michael","reason":"Comparative Coptic angelological homily"},{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi","label":"Ethiopic anonymous homily (Faws Manfasawi)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi","reason":"Related anonymous Ethiopic homily"}],"cautions":["Date uncertain: composition no earlier than 14th c., possibly 15th–16th c.","Authorship unknown; attribution to John, bishop of Aksum, may be traditional.","Edition lacks critical apparatus; Geʿez text may contain scribal errors or interpolations.","Manuscript transmission fragmentary; multiple versions may exist."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000457,"generated":"2026-11-15T00:33:57Z"},"checks":{"work":"LIT3964Homily","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":3,"translated":3,"commentary_passages":3,"commentary_units":17,"english_words":678,"source_letters":1666,"commentary_kinds":7},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The homily survives in multiple Ethiopic manuscripts, often bound with other Marian or angelological texts. 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The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: homily in Geʿez; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 3 narrative."},{"kind":"source","severity":"info","text":"Source edition: betmas — CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC"}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":3},"term_index":[],"citations":{"betmas:LIT3964Homily":{"label":"betmas: Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3964Homily"},"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi":{"label":"gap dossier: The Book of Spiritual Medicine (anonymous penitential manual, distinct from the compilation of Michael of ʾAṯrīb)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi"},"dossier:coptic-theodosius-michael":{"label":"gap dossier: Encomium on Saint Michael the Archangel","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-theodosius-michael"},"hollis:alma990019134800203941":{"label":"Medicine and Jewish law","url":"https://hollis.harvard.edu/permalink/f/1s5nto6/990019134800203941"}},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"The following text is taken from\n\n127-136\n.\n\nበስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አሐዱ፡ አምላክ፤\nድርሳን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ወክቡር፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ዘይትነበብ፡ አመ፡ ዐሡሩ፡ ወሰኑዩ፡ ለሰኔ፡ ወውእቱ፡ ዐቢይ፡ በዓል። ትንበልናሁ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስሌነ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።\n\nዝንቱ፡ ድርሳን፡ ዘደረሰ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ጳጳስ፡ ዘአኵስም፡ ቀዳሚተ፡ አብያተ፡ ክርስቲያናት፤ ወያፈቅሮ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ብዙኀ። ወበአሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ ሀሎ፡ አሐዱ፡ መኰንን፡ ዐቢይ፡ ርቱዐ፡ ሃይማኖት፤\nወስሙ፡ አስተራኢቆስ፡ ዘሲልቅያ፥ ወስመ፡ ብእሲቱ፡ አፎምያ። ወክልኤሆሙ፡ ፈራህያነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እሙንቱ፤ ወያፈቅርዎ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ብዙኀ።\n\nወእምዝ፡ ሰረረ፡ ዝኩ፡ ሥዕል፡ ከመ፡ ንስር፡ እምላዕለ፡ ገጻ፡ ወቦአ፡ ቤተ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ወተሰቅለ፡ ማእከለ፡ ቤተ፡ መቅደስ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ሐብል፡ ወእምዝ፡ አውፅአ፡ ቈጽለ፡ ዝኩ፡\nሥዕል፥ ወፈረየ፡ ፍሬ፡ ሠናየ፤ ወኮነ፡ ዐቢይ፡ ፍሥሓ፡ ውስተ፡ ውእቱ፡ ብሔር። ወኵሎሙ፡ ደዉያን፡ ወሕሙማን፡ ወእለ፡ አጋንንት፡ ርኵሳን፡\nይመትሩ፡ ውእቱ፡ ቈጽለ፡ ወይነሥኡ፡ ወይትኀፀቡ፤ ወይከውኖሙ፡ ፈውሰ፡ ለኵሉ፡ ብሔረ፡ እስከ፡ ዮም። ወኮነ፡ ዐቢይ፡ ኀይል፡ ወመንክር፡ በእንተ፡ ስመ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ በውስተ፡ ውእቱ፡ ብሔር። ከማሁ፡ ይኩን፡ በረከቱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ወስእለታ፡ ለአፎምያ፡ ቅድስት፡ ላዕሌነ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።","english":"In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one God.\n\nA homily on the holy and glorious Michael, chief of the angels, which is read on the tenth and the eleventh of Sane; and it is a great feast. May his intercession be with us forever and ever. Amen.\n\nThis homily was composed by John, bishop of Aksum, the first of the churches. And he loved the holy Michael, chief of the angels, greatly. And in a certain country there was a certain governor, great and upright in faith; and his name was Astrāʿāqos of Silkiya, and the name of his wife was Afomya. And both of them were God-fearing and faithful, and they loved the holy Michael, chief of the angels, greatly.\n\nAnd then that image descended like an eagle from above her face and entered the church of the holy Michael, chief of the angels, and was suspended in the middle of the sanctuary without a rope. And then that image put forth leaves and bore good fruit. And there was great joy in that country. And all the sick, the infirm, and those afflicted by unclean spirits would take that leaf and be healed and be cured. And it would bring healing to the whole country until this day. And there was great power and wonder on account of the name of Michael, chief of the angels, in that country. Likewise, may the blessing of the holy Michael, chief of the angels, and the intercession of the holy Afomya be upon us forever and ever. Amen.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ድርሳን","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term dǝrsān marks this as a homily for liturgical reading, here assigned to the feast of Michael on 10–11 Sane.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3964Homily","label":"betmas: Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3964Homily"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት","severity":"info","text":"The title 'Michael, chief of the angels' is standard in Ethiopic tradition; the homily emphasizes his intercessory role.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3964Homily","label":"betmas: Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3964Homily"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ዮሐንስ፡ ጳጳስ፡ ዘአኵስም","severity":"info","text":"The homily is attributed to John, bishop of Aksum, a figure associated with early Ethiopian church literature, though the attribution may be traditional.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3964Homily","label":"betmas: Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3964Homily"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"አስተራኢቆስ፡ ዘሲልቅያ","severity":"info","text":"The name Astrāʿāqos of Silkiya and his wife Afomya appear in other Ethiopic Michael narratives, suggesting a shared hagiographic cycle.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi","label":"gap dossier: The Book of Spiritual Medicine (anonymous penitential manual, distinct from the compilation of Michael of ʾAṯrīb)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ቈጽለ","severity":"info","text":"The miraculous leaf from the image is said to heal until 'this day,' indicating the homily's ongoing liturgical and devotional use.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3964Homily","label":"betmas: Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3964Homily"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"እምላዕለ፡ ገጻ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'from above her face' is ambiguous: it may refer to Afomya's face or an icon's face; the text does not clarify the referent.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'her face' (ገጻ) is unclear—possibly Afomya or a female figure in the narrative.","The descent of the image 'like an eagle' may be symbolic or literal; the text does not specify."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"After\nበስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ፡ ድርሳን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ሚካአል፡ ሊቀ፡ ሠራዊተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ሰአለ፡ ምሕረት፡ አንኰራ፡ ኳራኤል፡ አጕለ፡ ቶዳይኅ፡\nሠተርሪናኤልዮና፡ ፓፓኢል፡ ተብል፡ በእኅቲአነ፡ ኦሚካኤል፡ ኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እመላክክ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ነገር፡ ዘደረሰ፡ ጳጳስ፡ ዘብሔረ፡\nአኩሳም፡ ቀዳሚተ፡ ኩሎን፡ አብያተ፡ ክርስቲያናት፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ሚካል፡ ሊ፡ ወይፈርሆ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡\nበውእቱ፡ መካን፡ በረካቱ፡ ትኩን፡ ምስለ፡ ገብሩ፡ ገብረ፡ ዓሜን፡ ወሀሎ፡ ፩በሲ፡ መኰንን፡ ርቱዓ፡ ሃይማኖት፡\nዘስሙ፡ አስተራኒቆስ፡ ወብእሲቱ፡\nአፈምያ፡ ወክልኤሆሙ፡ የኢቅርዎ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ወለቅዱስ። ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡\nወይገብሩ፡ በአሎ፡ ከመ፡ ፲ወ፪ለለ፡ ወርኁ፡ ወይምሕሩ፡ ነዳያነ፡ ወምስኪናነ፡ ወቦአ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ወተሰቀለ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ መቅደስ፡\nዘቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ሀብል፡ ወሶቤሃ፡ አውጽአ፡ ሥአለ፡ ቈጹለ፡ ወፈረየ፡ ዘይተ፡ ወኮነ፡ ፈውሰ፡ ለድሙያን፡ ወለለ፡ አጋንት፡ ርኩሳን፡ እስመ፡ ዓቢይ፡\nመንክራት፡ ኮነ፡ በውስቱ፡ ሀገር፡ በእለቱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ እስመ፡ ውእቱ፡ ይትነብል፡ በእንተ፡ ኩሉ፡ ፍጥረት፡ ትንብልናሁ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ገብሩ፡\nለዓለመ፡\nThe following text is taken from .","english":"In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one God. A homily on the holy and glorious Michael, chief of the angels, which is read on the tenth and the eleventh of Sane; and it is a great feast. May his mercy be with us. O Michael, intercede for us before the Lord of the angels. This discourse was composed by the bishop of the land of Aksum, the first of all the churches of the holy Michael the chief, and he fears the Lord. In that place, his blessing shall be with his servant, the servant of God, Amen. And there was a certain righteous judge, whose name was Asteranikos, and his wife Aphemya; and both of them honored the Lord and the holy Michael, chief of the angels, and they would do according to the tenth and the eleventh of the month, and they would have mercy on the poor and the needy, and they would enter into the church, and it was hung in the sanctuary of the holy Michael, chief of the angels, without a rope; and then he brought forth his petition, and he cut the olive wood, and it became a healing for the sick and for the unclean spirits, for great wonders occurred in that city on the day of the holy Michael, chief of the angels, for he is the one who intercedes for all creation; his intercession shall be with his servant forever.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"After","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez text begins with a second invocation and title, repeating the opening formula before introducing the narrative proper, a common homiletic structure.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3964Homily","label":"betmas: Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3964Homily"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"አንኰራ፡ ኳራኤል፡ አጕለ፡ ቶዳይኅ፡ ሠተርሪናኤልዮና፡ ፓፓኢል፡","severity":"caution","text":"This string of names appears corrupt or garbled; it may represent angelic or divine epithets, but the text is uncertain.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3964Homily","label":"betmas: Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3964Homily"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"አስተራኒቆስ፡","severity":"info","text":"The name Asteranikos (Ἀστεράνικος) is Greek in origin, suggesting a Hellenized Christian milieu; his wife Aphemya may derive from Greek Ἀφημία.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-theodosius-michael","label":"gap dossier: Encomium on Saint Michael the Archangel","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-theodosius-michael"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘእንበለ፡ ሀብል፡","severity":"info","text":"The motif of an icon or object hanging without a rope is paralleled in other hagiographies, notably the legend of the icon of the Virgin at Hāgere Maryam.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi","label":"gap dossier: The Book of Spiritual Medicine (anonymous penitential manual, distinct from the compilation of Michael of ʾAṯrīb)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰአለ፡ ምሕረት፡","severity":"info","text":"The feast of Michael on 10–11 Sane (June) is attested in the Ethiopian synaxary; this homily is appointed for that date.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3964Homily","label":"betmas: Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3964Homily"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘደረሰ፡ ጳጳስ፡ ዘብሔረ፡ አኩሳም፡","severity":"info","text":"The homily is attributed to John, bishop of Aksum, a figure otherwise unknown; this attribution may reflect local veneration rather than historical authorship.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3964Homily","label":"betmas: Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3964Homily"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The string of names after 'Ankora' is likely corrupt; the reading taken treats them as a single garbled epithet.","The phrase 'without a rope' may be literal or metaphorical; the translation opts for a literal reading."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"ዝንቱ፡ ድርሳን፡ ዘደረሰ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ጳጳስ፡ ዘአኵስም፡ ቀዳሚተ፡ አብያተ፡\nክርስቲያናት፡ ወያፈቅሮ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ብዙኃ። ወበአሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ ሀሎ፡ አሐዱ፡ መኰንን፡ ዐቢይ፡ ርቱዐ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ወስሙ፡\nአስተራኒቆስ፡\nዘ ኪልቅያ፡\nወስመ፡ ብእሲቱ፡ አፎምያ።\n\nወእምዝ፡ አውፅአ፡ ቈጽለ፡ ዝኩ፡ ሥዕል፡ ወፈረየ፡ ፍሬ፡ ሠናየ፡ ወኮነ፡ ዐቢይ፡ ፍሥሓ፡ ውስተ፡ ውእቱ፡ ብሔር። ወኵሎሙ፡ ድዉያን፡ ወሕሙማን፡ ወእለ፡ አጋንንት፡ ርኵሳን፡ ይመትሩ፡ ውእተ፡ ቈጽለ፡ ወይነሥኡ፡ ወይተኀፀቡ፡ ወይከውኖሙ፡ ፈውሰ፡ ለኵሉ፡ ብሔር፡\nእስከ፡ ዮም። ወኮነ፡ ዐቢይ፡ ኀይል፡ ወመንክር፡ በእንተ፡ ስመ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ በውስተ፡ ውእቱ፡ ብሔር። ከማሁ፡ ይኩን፡ በረከቱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ወስእለታ፡ ለአፎምያ፡ ቅድስት፡ ላዕሌነ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።","english":"This homily was composed by John, bishop of Aksum, the first of the churches of the Christians, and he loved the holy Michael, chief of the angels, greatly. And in a certain country there was a certain governor, great, orthodox in faith, and his name was Asteranikos of Kilkya, and the name of his wife was Apomya.\n\nAnd then he brought out a branch of a pure tree, and it bore good fruit, and there was great joy in that country. And all the sick and the infirm and those afflicted by unclean spirits would touch that branch, and they would rise and be healed, and it would bring healing to the whole country, until this day. And there was great power and wonder on account of the name of Michael, chief of the angels, in that country. May the blessing of the holy Michael, chief of the angels, be likewise upon us, and the intercession of the holy Apomya be upon us forever and ever. Amen.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"ዮሐንስ ጳጳስ ዘአኵስም","severity":"info","text":"The attribution to John, bishop of Aksum, is unique to this homily and may reflect a local Ethiopian tradition rather than historical fact.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3964Homily","label":"betmas: Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3964Homily"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"አስተራኒቆስ ዘ ኪልቅያ","severity":"info","text":"The name Asteranikos of Kilkya (Cilicia) and his wife Apomya are otherwise unattested; they likely serve as exemplary figures in the narrative.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3964Homily","label":"betmas: Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3964Homily"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ወእምዝ አውፅአ ቈጽለ","severity":"info","text":"The narrative shifts from introduction to a miracle account, marked by 'And then he brought out a branch', typical of hagiographic episodes.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3964Homily","label":"betmas: Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3964Homily"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"በረከቱ ለቅዱስ ሚካኤል","severity":"info","text":"The closing blessing invokes Michael and Apomya, indicating the homily's liturgical use for the feast of Michael on 10–11 Sane.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT3964Homily","label":"betmas: Homily on the Archangel Michael (for Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT3964Homily"},{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi","label":"gap dossier: The Book of Spiritual Medicine (anonymous penitential manual, distinct from the compilation of Michael of ʾAṯrīb)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘ ኪልቅያ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'ዘ ኪልቅያ' (of Kilkya) is ambiguous; it may refer to Cilicia or be a corruption of a place name in Ethiopia.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of Asteranikos and Apomya is uncertain; they may be legendary or drawn from lost sources.","The location 'Kilkya' could be Cilicia or a local Ethiopian toponym."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]}]}