Le patriarche Sylvestre d’Antioche, son disciple spirituel Constantin César Dapóntes et l’histoire de leurs icône.
Patriarch Sylvester of Antioch, his spiritual disciple Constantin César Dapóntes and the story of their icon.
Author(s): Policarp ChițulescuSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Education, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Cultural history, Photography, History of Church(es), Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Review, Bibliography, General Reference Works, Geography, Regional studies, Visual Arts, Theoretical Linguistics, Comparative history, Diplomatic history, History of ideas, Local History / Microhistory, Oral history, Modern Age, Theology and Religion, Comparative Studies of Religion, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, Eastern Orthodoxy, Cultural Essay, Societal Essay, Editorial, Scientific Life, Canon Law / Church Law, Translation Studies, Source Material, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Religion, History of Religion, History of Art
Published by: Muzeul National al Unirii Alba Iulia
Keywords: icons; Mandylion; Skopelos island; Konstantinos Dapontes; Sylvester, the patriarch of Antioch;
Summary/Abstract: This study identified the icon of Virgin Moscovita and the icon of the Holy Mandylion, described in Konstantinos Dapontes’ writings, with the icon of the Virgin and the icon of the Holy Mandylion preserved in his family monastery Evangelistria in Skopelos island. We can now retrace the “biography” of these two artefacts, the history of their creation, donation, and multiple “transfers” of the two icons. This study is an important contribution to the history of the early modern period in the Balkans. The icon of the Virgin Moscovite was donated to Konstantinos Dapontes by his benefactor Konstantinos Mavrocordatos in 1741 in Iasi, and the the icon of the Holy Mandylion was donated to Dapontes by his “maître spirituel”, the patriarch of Antioch Sylvester in 1762.
Journal: Museikon. A Journal of Religious Art and Culture / Revue d'art et de culture religieuse
- Issue Year: 6/2022
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 157-168
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
