Мозайки от нартекса на Епископската базилика в Лихнидос (ІV-V век): символика и функция
Mosaics from the Narthex of The Episcopal Basilica in Lychnidos (Iv-V Century): Symbolism and Function

Summary/Abstract: Lychnidos (todays Ohrid) is a city with long-standing settlement traditions in which different ethnicities, cultures and religions meet. In this multiplicity of mutual influences, during the Early Christian era, a Bishopric center grew up to incorporate old pagan beliefs with the new theological aspects of the Christian doctrine. This interconnection was expressed in the arts, and in particular, inthe mosaic decoration, which was an integral part of the basilica during this period. The mosaic that is the object of this article is placed in the northern part of the narthex of the Bishop’s Basilica in Lychnidos. Its allegorical imagery is a syncretized narrative of the understanding of the world in Antiquity and the new Christian theological aspects of faith. The synthesis encodes messages of the Holy Sacrament of Eucharist, expressing the essence of the ecclesiologicaleschatological nature of the church.

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