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Byzantine Defenders of Images – Eight Saints′Lives in English Translation (Byzantine Saints' Lives in Translation) - Hardcover
Synopsis
The seven vitae feature holy men and women who opposed imperial edicts and suffered for their defense of images, from the nun Theodosia whose efforts to save the icon of Christ Chalkites made her the first iconodule martyr, to Symeon of Lesbos, the pillar saint whose column was attacked by religious fanatics.Life of St. Theodosia of ConstantinopleLife of St. Stephen the YoungerLife of St. Anthousa of MantineonLife of St. Anthousa, Daughter of Constantine VLife of the Patriarch Nikephoros I of ConstantinopleLife of Sts. David, Symeon, and George of LesbosLife of St. IoannikiosLife of St. Theodora the Empress
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Review
The second volume in this series introduces saints who were active during the period of the iconoclastic controversy in Byzantium (726-843). For almost a century and a half, theological and popular opinions were strongly divided on the question of the manufacture and veneration icons of Christ, the Virgin, and saints.
strongly divided on the question of the manufacture and veneration icons of Christ, the Virgin, and saints.
About the Author
Alice-Mary Talbot is Director of Byzantine Studies Emerita, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.
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