At The Temple Of The Old Cathedral

At The Temple Of The Old Cathedral

The two martyrs are depicted in the despotic icons of the temple of the old Catholic in a way that reminds the depiction of the the Christ the Pantocrator and the Virgin Mary holding the divine infant. This iconographic choice is unusual, as the painter preferred to present the status of saints Georgios and Demetrios as officials as symbols instead of their military status that prevailed at that time. In that way it highlights the honorary position they hold in the monastery. The four icons are considered to be part of the same order with the 'vemothera', which bear the inscription 'ΔΕΗΣΙΣ ΤΟΥ ΔΟΥΛΟΥ ΤΟΥ Θ[ΕΟ]Υ ΑΚΑΚΙΟΥ ΜΟΝΑΧΟΥ ΕΤΟΥΣ ΖΡΙΖ' (7117 of the Creation of the World, that is, 1609).

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