The Lois Drewer Calendar of Saints
in Byzantine Manuscripts and Frescoes

Calendar of Saints and Feasts for February 13

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Martinianus of Palestine.

Hermit in the desert near Caesarea in Palestine. Second half of the 5th cen.

Synax.CP, Feb. 13, par. 1 (cols. 461-2).

Simeon Metaphrastes, Feb. 13.

BHG 1177-1179; BiblSS VIII 1226-8; Holweck 669; LCI VII 581.

Messina, San Salvatore 27, fol. 141r. Monk, holding cross. (Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 76, fig. 2C9).

Moscow, gr. 183, p. 50. Monk. Praying. Martinianus raises his hands in prayer toward the Hand of God emerging from an arc of Heaven. Behind two hills, a small church. Name inscribed. (Tréneff, Ménologe grec, p. 7, fig. 12).

Vatican, gr. 1613, p. 395. Monk. Praying. Martinianus raises his hands in prayer toward the Hand of God emerging from an arc of Heaven. Behind two hills, a small church. (Menologio, I, pp. 107-8, II, fig. p. 395).

Cozia. Narthex, west wall. Monk. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 356, fig. 62).

Staro Nagoričino. Narthex, south aisle, south wall. Monk. Orant. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 275, fig. 13, pl. 70; Millet, Peinture, III, pl. 108.3).

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Aquila and Priscilla of Corinth.

Married couple in Corinth and Ephesus. Disciples of Paul the Apostle. Aquila is said to be a bishop and one of the Seventy Apostles. 1st cen.

Aquila, SEE ALSO: July 14.

Synax.CP, Feb. 13, par. 4 (col. 464).

BiblSS II 326-8; Holweck 98; LCI V 239.

Vatican, gr. 1613, p. 396. Martyrdom, beheading. Arch. (Menologio, I, p. 108, II, fig. p. 396).

Staro Nagoričino. Narthex, south aisle, south wall. Feb. 14. Martyrdom, beheading. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 275, fig. 13, pls. 70, 72; Millet, Peinture, III, pl. 108.3).

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Eulogius of Alexandria.

Patriarch of Alexandria, 580-608.

Synax.CP, Feb. 13, par. 5 (col. 464).

BiblSS V 214-7; DHGE XV 1388-9; Fedalto 583; Holweck 338; LCI VI 181.

Vatican, gr. 1613, p. 397. Bishop, holding book. Arcade decorated with shell lunettes. (Menologio, I, p. 108, II, fig. p. 397).

Staro Nagoričino. Narthex, south aisle, south wall. Feb. 12. Bishop, holding book. Half-figure. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 275, fig. 13, pl. 70; Millet, Peinture, III, pl. 108.3).

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John of Polybotus.
John Thaumaturgus.

Bishop of Polybotus in Phrygia Salutaris. Confessor during Iconoclasm under Leo V the Armenian.

Synax.CP, Feb. 13, Synax. selecta (cols. 463-4).

BiblSS VI 909-10; Fedalto 177; Holweck 548; LCI VII 190.

Vatican, gr. 1613, p. 398. Bishop, holding book. Building with pointed arch. Two candelabra. The name is given, but no text accompanies the miniature. (Menologio, I, p. 108, II, fig. p. 398).

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Thecla of Iconium.

Virgin. Protomartyr. Converted by Paul the Apostle at Iconium in Lycaonia. Martyred at Seleucia in Isauria. 1st cen.

SEE ALSO: September 24.

Synax.CP, Feb. 13, Synax. selecta (cols. 461-4)

Cozia. Narthex, west wall. Feb. 9. Thecla and companions. Martyrdom, beheading. Fragmentary scene. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 356, fig. 62).

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