Holy gardener and holy bishop

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Starodubcev, T. (2013). Holy gardener and holy bishop: The images and cult of holy martyrs named Phokas, (37), 37-53. doi:10.2298/ZOG1337037S
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Title

Holy gardener and holy bishop

Subtitle

The images and cult of holy martyrs named Phokas

Author

Tatjana, Starodubcev

Journal

Zograf

Volume
Issue

37

Start page

37

End page

53

ISSN

0350-1361

ISBN
DOI

10.2298/ZOG1337037S

URL

http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=0350-13611337037S

Date

2013-2020/03/11/20:46:13

Abstract

Holy martyrs by the name of Phokas, a gardener and a bishop, both from Sinope, were not frequently portrayed in the Eastern Christian world. They were sometimes depicted with objects relating them to seafaring, and the holy bishop in particular was shown holding a paddle. The source of such images can be traced to the writings devoted to the martyrs. The issue of why the holy bishop was depicted mainly in the Byzantine empire and the Russian principality is also discussed. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 177036: Srpska srednjovekovna umetnost i njen evropski kontekst]

Keywords

image, cult, bishop, gardener, martyr, paddle, seafaring, Sinope, St Phokas