Synax.CP, Nov. 28, par. 1 (cols. 261-3).
Simeon Metaphrastes, Nov. 28.
Stephen the Younger. Monk. Abbot of the Monastery of Mount Auxentius. Martyred with companions in Constantinople. d. 765.
SEE ALSO: March 27.
BHG 1666-1667a; BiblSS XI 1402-3; DHGE XV 1238; Holweck 935-6; LCI VIII 404-5; ODB 1955.
Andrew of Crisis (Andrew Calybites). Hermit in Crete. Martyred at Constantinople during Iconoclasm under Constantine V. Buried at Crisis near Constantinople. d. 767.
SEE ALSO: October 19.
Peter of Constantinople.
Copenhagen, GKS fol. 167, fol. 187r. Stephen the Younger. Monk, holding cross and icon with busts of Christ, in frontal pose, and of Virgin Mary turned three-quarters toward Him. (Mackeprang, Greek and Latin Illuminated Manuscripts, pl. IV; Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 59, fig. 1F9).
Genoa, Miss. Urbana 36, fol. 185r. Stephen the Younger. Monk, holding cross and icon with painted cross?. Damaged. (Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 44, fig. 1D12).
Mount Athos, Dochiariou 5, fol. 254r. Stephen the Younger. 1) Martyrdom, dragging; beating with club. An executioner drags Stephen, flat on his back, by ropes tied around his legs; another executioner brandishes a club. 2) Monk, holding icon diptych with busts of Christ and the Virgin. (Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 91, fig. 3A7).
Mount Athos, Esphigmenou 14, fol. preceding fol. 176r. Folio with miniatures cut out. (Weitzmann, "Five Martyrs of Sebaste," p. 110.
Mount Athos, Lavra {D} 71, fol. 203v. Stephen the Younger. Monk, holding cross and icon diptych with busts of Christ and the Virgin Mary. (Pelekanides, Treasures, III, fig. 123; Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 103, fig. 3C9).
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Gr. th. f. 1, fol. 18v. Stephen the Younger. Monk. Martyrdom, stabbing with sword. Stephen lies flat on his back. An executioner stabs him in the side with a sword. (Hutter, II, p. 10, fig. 32).
Paris, gr. 580, fol. 2v. Stephen the Younger. Monk, holding cross and icon diptych with heads of Christ, inscribed IC XC, and the Virgin Mary, inscribed {MP THY}. (Omont, Miniatures, p. 50, pl. 102; Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 21, fig. 1A12).
Vatican, gr. 1156, fol. 269r. Stephen the Younger. Monk, holding cross and open scroll.
Vatican, gr. 1613, p. 210. Stephen the Younger, Andrew of Crisis and Peter of Constantinople. Martyrdom, dragging; beating with club. An executioner drags Stephen, prone, by a rope tied around his ankles, while another executioner beats him with a club. To the right, Andrew is dragged by his hair and beard. In the background, the body of Peter lies beside a wall. Building. (Menologio, I, pp. 57-8, II, fig. p. 210).
Dečani. Narthex, center aisle, north wall. 1) Stephen the Younger. Martyrdom, dragging; beating with club. Four executioners drag Stephen with ropes, while a fifth beats him with a club. 2) Peter, Andrew and John (see below). Half-figures, with other companions. (Babić et al, Dečani, no. 97, fig. T IV 22; Mijović, Menolog, pp. 326-327, fig. 42, pl. 216).
Synax.CP, Nov. 28, par. 2 (cols. 263-4).
Vatican, gr. 1613, p. 211. Basil, John and other companions of Stephen the Younger. Torture, blinding; beating with club. Basil, a monk, lies flat on his back on the ground as a torturer, sitting on his chest, pierces his eye with a nail. John, monk, prone, is being beaten with a club. In the background, two bishops and two monks raise their hands in prayer. (Menologio, I, p. 58, II, fig. p. 211).
Dečani. Narthex, center aisle, north wall. John. Half-figure. One of the group of companions of Stephen the Younger (see above). (Babić et al, Dečani, no. 97, fig. T IV 22; Mijović, Menolog, p. 326-327, fig. 42, pl. 216).
Martyred with seven women at Sebaste in Armenia under Diocletian.
Synax.CP, Nov. 28, par. 3 (col. 264).
BHG 2204; BiblSS VII 882-5; Holweck 508; LCI VII 3.
Vatican, gr. 1156, fol. 269r. Bishop, holding book.
Vatican, gr. 1613, p. 212. Irenarchus. Martyrdom, beheading. Walled enclosure surrounding trees. Two buildings. (Menologio, I, p. 58, II, fig. p. 212).