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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture A pentimento regarding Abibus of Edessa. On 11/20/11, I wrote: > Gurias, Samonas, and Abibus... > Abibus as depicted in the late thirteenth-century frescoes (ca. 1295) by the court painters Michael Astrapas and Eutychius in the church of the Peribleptos (now Sv. Climent Novi) in Thessaloniki: > http://tinyurl.com/3pf5qch I should have noticed that this image is reversed (as are others on the last few pages of the Ohrid 'Perivlepty' offerings at orthodoxy-icons.com). Not only is this deacon wearing his orarion on the wrong shoulder but the letters on that orarion are mirror images of how they should appear. That being so, I was clearly wrong to read his fragmentary identifying inscription as a remnant of the 'bos' of 'Abibos' (as the name is spelled in Greek). Whoever this martyr is, he's unlikely to be Abibus of Edessa. 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