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Miracles of the Martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos

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Summary

The Miracles of the Martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos is an anonymous Geʿez hagiographic collection recounting miracles attributed to a group of martyrs venerated in the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition. The work survives in multiple manuscripts, the sole modern edition being betmas:LIT5878MiraclesParaqlitos, which presents the Geʿez text without translation or critical apparatus. The collection follows standard hagiographic patterns, with numbered miracle accounts introduced by headings. It likely served liturgical purposes, possibly read during feasts of the martyrs. The dating remains uncertain, pending paleographic and codicological analysis. The text includes references to historical figures such as Queen ʾƎgziʾ Kǝbrā and employs biblical echoes, notably of divine punishment.

The Miracles of the Martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos is significant as a witness to Ethiopian Orthodox hagiography and liturgical practice. It expands the known corpus of Ethiopic miracle collections and offers insights into local martyrial cults, devotional patterns, and the integration of biblical motifs. Its relation to works like the Taʾammərā Maryam and the Miracles of Demetrius highlights cross-cultural hagiographic exchange.

Historical context

The work is composed in Geʿez, the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, and belongs to the broader Ethiopic hagiographic corpus. Its exact date and place of composition are unknown; the sole edition relies on manuscripts held in multiple repositories, including those cataloged in Hollis records, but provides no paleographic or codicological details. The collection likely originated in a monastic or ecclesiastical setting in the Ethiopian highlands, where hagiographic compilations were produced for liturgical reading and devotional use. It parallels other Ethiopic miracle collections, such as the Taʾammərā Maryam (Miracles of Mary), and may have been used during martyrs' feasts. The text's transmission is manuscript-based, with no evidence of a printed edition before the modern one. The reference to Queen ʾƎgziʾ Kǝbrā suggests a medieval Ethiopian context, though her identity remains uncertain. The work's genre and content align with the wider Christian hagiographic tradition, including Greek and Latin miracle collections.

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  • structurePassages: 4 narrative.
  • caution3 passage(s) are fragmentary in the source; the English bridges each break and says so in the note.
  • sourceSource edition: betmas — CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC

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LIT5878MiraclesParaqlitos:1 · narrativehigh
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Text and Miracles provided after Miracle of the divine punishment (birds drinking human beings’ brains) ፩ተአምሪሆሙ፡ ለሰማዕታተ፡ ጰራቅሊጦስ፡ ጸሎቶሙ፡ ወበረከቶሙ፡... ወኮነ፡ በቀዳሚ፡ መዋዕል፡ አመ፡ ተምዐ{ዓ}፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ መዓተ፡ ዐቢየ፨ ወፈነወ፡ አዕዋፈ፡ ዐበይተ፡ እለ፡ ይሴፅሩ፡ ርእሰ፡ ሰብእ፡ በአፉሆሙ፡ ወይሰትዩ፡ ናላሁ፡ ... Miracle of the jar with holy water that did not break ፪ተአምሪሆሙ፡ ለሰማዕታተ፡ ጰራቅሊጦስ፡ ... ወካዕበ፡ ነሥአ፡ ውእቱ፡ ብእሴ፡ እግዚኣብሔር፡ ገብረ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ኵስኵስተ፡ ቤተ፡ መቅደስ፡ ከመ፡ ይቅዳሕ፡ ማየ፡ ጸሎት፡ … Miracle of the healing of Queen ʾƎgziʾ Kǝbrā ፫ተአምሪሆሙ፡ ለሰማዕታተ፡ ጰራቅሊጦስ፡ ... ወካዕበ፡ ስምዑ፡ አኃውየ፡ ዘገብሩ፡ ላቲ፡ ቅዱሳን፡ ጻድቃን፡ ለእግዚእ፡ ክብራ፡ በእሲተ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ኢትዮጵያ፡ ...
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Miracle of the divine punishment (birds drinking human beings’ brains) One miracle of the martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos, their prayer and their blessing... And it happened in former times, when the wrath of God was kindled, great wrath. And he sent great birds which would pierce the head of a man with their beaks and drink his brain... Miracle of the jar with holy water that did not break Two miracle of the martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos... And again that man, the servant of God, took the holy vessel of the sanctuary in order to sprinkle the water of prayer... Miracle of the healing of Queen ʾƎgziʾ Kǝbrā Three miracle of the martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos... And again, hear, my brothers, what the holy righteous ones did for ʾƎgziʾ Kǝbrā, the queen of Ethiopia...
LIT5878MiraclesParaqlitos:2 · narrativemedium
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Miracle of the healing of a blind man ፬ተአምሪሆሙ፡ ለጻድቃን፡ … ወሖረ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ዕዉረ፡ ዐይን፡ እንዘ፡ ይመርሕዎ፡ እምድረ፡ በለስ፤... Miracle of the holy water of Ṗarāqliṭos extinguishing fire in the King’s palace at ʾAwāgar ፭ተአምሪሆሙ፡ ለሰማዕታተ፡ ጰራቅሊጦስ፡ ... ስምዑ፡ ኦአኃውየ፡ ዘከመ፡ ቦአ፡ እሳተ፡ ሰማይ፡ ወስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ዐቢይ፡ ዘምድረ፡ አ[ዋ]ገር፡… Miracle of the holy water of Ṗarāqliṭos saving from the pest ፮ተአምሪሆሙ፡ ለሰማዕታተ፡ ጰራቅሊጦስ፡ ... ወመጽአ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ እምድረ፡ ምምሳሕ፡ እንተ፡ ይብልዋ፡ ጕንያ፡ ጐዪዮ፡ እምፍርሃተ፡ ብድብድ፡ Miracle of the church bell stolen from Ṗarāqliṭos and restituted ፯ተአምሪሆሙ፡ ለሰማዕታተ፡ ጰራቅሊጦስ፡ ... ወካዕበ፡ ስምዑ፡ ኦአኃውየ፡ ዘገብረ፡ ተአምረ፡ ወመንክረ፡ ጳራቅሊጦስ፡ መንፈሰ፡ ሕይወት፡ ወረድኤቶሙ፡ ለሰማዕታት፡ ኅሩያን፡ ወቦአ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ በድፍረት፡ ኀበ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ወነሥኣ፡ ለዶለ፡ ኀጺን፡…
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Miracle of the healing of a blind man The fourth miracle of the righteous ones… And a man blind of eye went, while they led him from the region of Balas… Miracle of the holy water of Ṗarāqliṭos extinguishing fire in the King’s palace at ʾAwāgar The fifth miracle of the martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos… Hear, O my brethren, how fire from heaven entered the great palace of the king in the region of ʾAwāgar… Miracle of the holy water of Ṗarāqliṭos saving from the pest The sixth miracle of the martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos… And a man came from the region of Məmsaḥ, which they call Gunya Gwayyo, from fear of the pestilence… Miracle of the church bell stolen from Ṗarāqliṭos and restituted The seventh miracle of the martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos… And again, hear, O my brethren, the miracle and wonder that Ṗarāqliṭos, the Spirit of Life, and the intercession of the chosen martyrs performed; and a man entered with audacity to the church and took the axe-handle…
LIT5878MiraclesParaqlitos:3 · narrativemedium
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Miracle of the healing of a blind woman ፰ተአምሪሆሙ፡ ለሰማዕታተ፡ ጰራቅሊጦስ፡ ... ወሀለወት፡ አሐቲ፡ ብእሲት፡ ዕውርተ፡ ዐይን፡ እምጕንዱይ፡ መዋዕል፡... Miracle of the holy water of Ṗarāqliṭos saving from the pest and men from Mǝsʿǝmā and Hagarāy ፱ተአምሪሆሙ፡ ለሰማዕታተ፡ ጰራቅሊጦስ፡ ... ስምዑ፡ ካዕበ፡ ኦአኃውየ፡ ዘከመ፡ ጐዩ፡ ፪ዕደው፡ እምፍርሃተ፡ ብድብድ፡ ዘቦአ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገሮሙ፡ ወመጽኡ፡ ኀበ፡ መቃብሪሆሙ፡ ለሰማዕታተ፡ ጳራቅሊጦስ፡ ቅዱሳን፡ ፩እምድረ፡ ምስዕማ፡ ወ፩እምድረ፡ ሀገራይ፡… Praise for the church and the martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos, and list of the provinces from where the faithful come to Ṗarāqliṭos ፲፩ተአምሪሆሙ፡ ለሰማዕታተ፡ ጰራቅሊጦስ፡ ...ስምዑኬ፡ ኦአኃውየ፡ ከመ፡ ናብጽሕ፡ ለክሙ፡ በዐቅሙ፡ ኵሎ፡ ዘይገብሩ፡ በታሕተ፡ ሰማይ፡…
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Miracle of the healing of a blind woman The eighth miracle of the martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos… And there was a certain woman, blind of eye, from Gunduy of the regions… Miracle of the holy water of Ṗarāqliṭos saving from the pest and men from Mǝsʿǝmā and Hagarāy The ninth miracle of the martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos… Hear again, O my brethren, how two enemies fled from the fear of the pest that entered into their city, and they came to the tomb of the martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos the saints, one from the region of Mǝsʿǝmā and one from the region of Hagarāy… Praise for the church and the martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos, and list of the provinces from where the faithful come to Ṗarāqliṭos The eleventh miracle of the martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos… Hear, O my brethren, how we shall narrate to you in brief all that they do under heaven…
LIT5878MiraclesParaqlitos:4 · narrativehigh
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Extensive praise for the church ( ), description of the angels surrounding Ṗarāqliṭos etc. ፲፪ተአምሪሆሙ፡ ለሰማዕታተ፡ ጰራቅሊጦስ፡ ... ስምዑኬ፡ ኦአኃውየ፡ ከመ፡ እንግርክሙ፡ ዘየዐቢ፡ ወዘይኄይስ፡ እምዝ፡ ሰማዕክሙ ቀዳሚ፡...
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The twelfth miracle of the martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos... Hearken, O my brethren, that I may relate to you what is great and what is more wondrous than that which you have heard before.
Citation. Tergwame, “Miracles of the Martyrs of Ṗarāqliṭos”, LIT5878MiraclesParaqlitos:1, machine-draft, 2026. https://naxiai.com/christian/works/LIT5878MiraclesParaqlitos#s1
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