Hierarchs
Dublin Core
Title
Hierarchs
Subject
Description
On the lowest zone of the apse in the bema area, the Hierarchs of the Orthodox Christianity are depicted. By contrast to the vitality of the Apostles above, there is an obvious frontality in the way the Holy Fathers are depicted. They have a vertical posture and they do not seem to bend towards the centre of the scene as later depictions do. From left to right the figures are recognised as: Dionysius the Areopagite, Gregory, Basil, Chrysostom, Nicholas and Ignatius Theophorus. Each one of them holds a closed book and they are dressed in plain phelonia, except the Chrysostom who is depicted with a polystavrion phelonion (containing crosses) and holding a liturgical cross. As the Communion of Apostles above, the hierarchs belong to the original wall-painting programme of the church.
Creator
Source
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Publisher
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού
Relation
https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/45036
Format
JPG, MP3
Language
en
Type
Identifier
Figure-009
Coverage
35.046355, 32.973431
Files
Collection
Citation
Ioannides, Marinos, “Hierarchs,” Αψίδα, accessed December 26, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/45223.