The Justinian Wooden Portal of the Church of St. Catherine Monastery in Sinai: Iconography, Symbolic and Allegorical Significance
The wooden portal of the church of St. Catherine monastery in Sinai, dated to the reign of Justinian I (527-565 CE), leading from the outer space, the narthex, to its inner one, the nave, consists of two wings, each with two parts. They are arranged symmetrically in seven vertical rows of alternatel...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Studium Biblicum Franciscanum
[2019]
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Liber annuus
Year: 2019, Volume: 69, Pages: 441-459 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Justinian I Byzantine Empire, Emperor 482-565
/ Sinaikloster
/ Narthex
/ Wood
/ Chart
/ Motif
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| IxTheo Classification: | CE Christian art KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
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| Summary: | The wooden portal of the church of St. Catherine monastery in Sinai, dated to the reign of Justinian I (527-565 CE), leading from the outer space, the narthex, to its inner one, the nave, consists of two wings, each with two parts. They are arranged symmetrically in seven vertical rows of alternately square and rectangular sunken panels. The article under discussion is an attempt, based on the writings of the Early Church Fathers, to present an iconographical examination and symbolic and/or allegorical interpretation of the motifs carved on this main wooden portal. |
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| ISSN: | 0081-8933 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (Jerusalem), Liber annuus
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.LA.5.120511 |