medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Tuesday, November 2, 2010, at 7:55 am, I wrote:
> 4) Acindynus, Pegasius, Aphthonius, Elpidephorus, Anempodistus, and
> many companions (d. ca. 350). This group of martyrs is the subject of
> a legendary, seemingly originally seventh-century Greek-language
> Passio (two early versions, BHG 21 and 22; a tenth-century elaboration
> by Symeon Metaphrastes, BHG 23; there's also a Latin translation, BHL
> 25m). This makes them courtiers and others in Persia executed in
> various ways under Shapur II with their relics later being translated
> to Constantinople.
Two further visuals: Pegasius and Aphthonius as depicted in the earlier fourteenth-century mosaics (betw. 1315 and 1321) of the Chora church (Kariye Camii) in Istanbul:
P.:
http://tinyurl.com/2a6y3at
A.:
http://tinyurl.com/2eagzq7
Best again,
John Dillon
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