medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 3/9/2012 1:26 AM, John Dillon wrote:
> Today (9. March) is also the feast day of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (d. earlier 4th cent.). Herewith a link to an earlier 'Saint of the day' post on these saints:
> http://tinyurl.com/85lj7z4
There is also a splendid (though damaged) miniature mosaic icon in the
Dumbarton Oaks collection, Byzantine c.1300. See their web site (and
Zoomify to be able to see the tiny tesserae):
http://museum.doaks.org/Obj27113?sid=1774&x=65176&port=2615
Best,
Genevra
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