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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 ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html