medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 5/24/2012 10:19 AM, John Dillon wrote:
> Even if Verdier is wrong about _all_ of the lead medallions being for
> Symeon the Younger, this particular mold would seem to depict that
> saint (and not Symeon the Elder). The flanking figure at left at the
> base of the column is identified inscriptionally as St. Conon (of
> Isauria); when he appears in conjunction with a pillar saint that
> pillar saint seemingly is always Symeon the Younger. <snip>The
> identifying inscription for the flanking figure at right at the base
> of the column is not so clearly legible. But what is legible accords
> with her being St. Martha the mother of Symeon the Younger.
And thank you, John! I really should have learned to read Greek at some
point, rather than just painfully transliterating.
Genevra
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