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Holy Bishopric of Morphou: St Christopher, Church of the Holy Virgin in Moutoullas
St Christopher was a soldier originated from the Land of the Savages. He lived during the reign of the emperor Decious, when he suffered martyrdom by beheading. He is depicted as a rider on a brown horse, galloping to the left. The saint is holding the bit reins of the horse with his left hand and with his right one is raising a sword with a grip decorated with a cross. He is carrying on his back …
Subject
- Archaeology
- Byzantine art
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
Type of item
- mural paintings (visual works)
Medium
- Paint
- paint (coating)
Subject
- Archaeology
- Byzantine art
- Byzantine art
- Archaeology
- Byzantine (culture and style)
Type of item
- mural paintings (visual works)
Medium
- Paint
- paint (coating)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Rights
- Holy Bishopric of Morphou
Creation date
- 1280
- 1280
Temporal
- 13th-15th c. AD (Late Byzantine Period)
Current location
- Panagía
Identifier
- #54138
Language
- grc
- grc
Year
- 1280
Providing country
- Europe
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-26T15:39:01.897Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-11-22T21:51:38.574Z