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Easter, Commemorative Issue

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Title

Easter, Commemorative Issue

Description

In 30 AD, at a time of growing unrest and Jewish resistance to Roman rule, Jesus enters Jerusalem and proceeds to face the High Priests
of the Temple.

Christ’s entry into Jerusalem, riding a donkey, is an expression of humility which in today’s materialistic world is almost non-existent. In the scene, Christ and his disciples are advaning from the right while a crowd is welcoming Christ at the gates of the city with the rotunda of the Holy Sepulcher in the background.

The icon which is painted on canvas originates from the Church of Panagia Chrysaliniotissa in Lefkosia. It is currently housed at the Archbishop Makarios III Foundation Museum. In 1937, David Talbot Rice was able to discern the date to 1546 AD.

Source

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Publisher

Library of Cyprus University of Technology

Contributor

Designer: Costas Panayi

Rights

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.

Relation

www.cypruspost.gov.cy

Format

jpg

Language

en

Type

Identifier

2013CS215, 2013CS216, 2013CS217

Files

Citation

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Easter, Commemorative Issue,” Αψίδα, accessed September 30, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/44234.