Dioscorus
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Dioscorus is traditionally depicted in Christian hagiography as the pagan father of Saint Barbara who opposed her conversion and ultimately martyred her.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dioscorus canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in Christian hagiography
ⓘ
legendary figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Christian martyrologies
ⓘ
legend of Saint Barbara ⓘ medieval hagiographic collections ⓘ |
| associatedReligionInTexts | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | martyrdom of Saint Barbara ⓘ |
| characterType | antagonist ⓘ |
| child | Saint Barbara ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Christian iconography of Saint Barbara
ⓘ
medieval Christian art ⓘ |
| geographicallyAssociatedWith |
Heliopolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Heliopolis (in some traditions)
Nicomedia (traditionally) ⓘ
surface form:
Nicomedia (in some traditions)
|
| knownFrom |
The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Legend
traditional accounts of Saint Barbara ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| linkedToTheme |
conflict between paganism and Christianity
ⓘ
family conflict over religious conversion ⓘ |
| moralRoleInTexts | negative example of impiety and cruelty ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to preserve pagan traditions
ⓘ
hostility to Christianity ⓘ |
| notableFor |
denouncing his daughter to authorities
ⓘ
opposing the Christian faith of his daughter Saint Barbara ⓘ participating in the martyrdom of Saint Barbara ⓘ |
| opposedConversionOf | Saint Barbara ⓘ |
| parentOf | Saint Barbara ⓘ |
| punishedBy |
God
ⓘ
surface form:
God (in hagiographic tradition)
|
| relationshipToSaintBarbara | father ⓘ |
| religion | paganism ⓘ |
| roleInHagiography | persecutor of Saint Barbara ⓘ |
| sourceType | hagiographic legend rather than contemporary history ⓘ |
| statusInScholarship | possibly legendary or non-historical ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
late Roman Empire (traditional setting)
|
| traditionallyDepictedAs |
father who killed his daughter for converting to Christianity
ⓘ
strict and controlling father ⓘ wealthy pagan nobleman ⓘ |
| ultimateFate | killed after martyring Saint Barbara (in some versions, by lightning) ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.