Sebaste Saints
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Title
Sebaste Saints
Subject
Description
Four martyrs of Sebaste are represented on the eastern face of the soffit of the arch of the north wall.
From right to left, they are recognised as Saint Mardarios with its distinctive red vivid cap, Saint Evyenios as a yound man, Saint Ayxentios with long grey hair and Saint Eystratios painted with pale face. The fifth saint of Sebaste, Orestes, is not depicted.
The Saints were associated with healing as miracle workers, and their depiction was for taking care the congregation of the church and of course, the donor.
They were a frequent theme, a ‘standard’, in fresco programmes across the middle Byzantine world. Consequently these saints show that Asinu was not a provincial and rural monastic foundation, but its programme was shaped by cosmopolitan ideas. Therefore although traces of the twelfth layer do not survive, it can be argued that the same Saints were portrayed there.
From right to left, they are recognised as Saint Mardarios with its distinctive red vivid cap, Saint Evyenios as a yound man, Saint Ayxentios with long grey hair and Saint Eystratios painted with pale face. The fifth saint of Sebaste, Orestes, is not depicted.
The Saints were associated with healing as miracle workers, and their depiction was for taking care the congregation of the church and of course, the donor.
They were a frequent theme, a ‘standard’, in fresco programmes across the middle Byzantine world. Consequently these saints show that Asinu was not a provincial and rural monastic foundation, but its programme was shaped by cosmopolitan ideas. Therefore although traces of the twelfth layer do not survive, it can be argued that the same Saints were portrayed there.
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-027(5-5)
Coverage
35.046355, 32.973431
Files
Collection
Citation
Ioannides,Marinos, “Sebaste Saints,” Αψίδα, accessed April 24, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/45240.