Saint george “μέγας δούξ” - an icon from the Byzantine Museum of Kastoria

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Sisiou, I. (2014). Saint george “μέγας δούξ” - an icon from the Byzantine Museum of Kastoria, (38), 99-112. doi:10.2298/ZOG1438099S
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Title

Saint george “μέγας δούξ” - an icon from the Byzantine Museum of Kastoria

Subtitle
Author

Iōannēs, Sisiou

Journal

Zograf

Volume
Issue

38

Start page

99

End page

112

ISSN

0350-1361

ISBN
DOI

10.2298/ZOG1438099S

URL

http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=0350-13611438099S

Date

2014-2020/03/12/11:37:21

Abstract

In this paper, the icon of St George with the epithet Megas Doux (Μέγας Δούξ), held in the Kastoria Museum, is published for the first time; it dates from the first decade of the fourteenth century. The discussion lists all known examples of holy warriors with the same epithet preserved in the area of Kastoria. Based on these examples it is concluded that the epithet was not only related to St Demetrios. During the reign of Andronikos II Palaiologos, donors who bore the title of dux wished to endow their personal patron saint - most commonly Demetrios and George - with the same title.

Keywords

Kastoria, megas doux, St Demetrios, St George