Index of Medieval Art

The Lois Drewer Calendar of Saints
in Byzantine Manuscripts and Frescoes

Introduction Calendar Abbreviations List of Iconographical Motifs List of Iconographical Scenes List of Feasts

Calendar of Saints and Feasts for October 16

Longinus the Centurion.
Longinus of Caesarea.

Centurion who declared Christ to be the Son of God. Martyred at Caesarea in Cappadocia. 1st cen.

Synax.CP, Oct. 16, par. 1 (cols. 141-4).

Simeon Metaphrastes, Oct. 16.

BHG 988-990c; BiblSS VIII 89-95; Holweck 614; LCI VII 410-1; ODCC 835; ODS 268.

Istanbul, Greek Patriarchate, 80, fol. 98r. Soldier. Wearing turban. Initial T. Longinus stands on a podium. Above his head, medallion with bust of Christ, inscribed IC XC. (Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 113, fig. 6D9).

Moscow, gr. 175, fol. 94r. Martyr, holding cross. Wearing turban. (Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 55, fig. 6B4).

Moscow, gr. 175, fol. 99v. Martyrdom, beheading. Wearing turban. (Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 55, fig. 6B5).

Oxford, Bodleian Library, Gr. th. f. 1, fol. 13v. Martyrdom, beheading. (Hutter, II, p. 7, fig. 22).

Vatican, gr. 1156, fol. 261r. Soldier, holding spear and shield. Wearing turban.

Vatican, gr. 1613, p. 117. 1) Martyrdom, beheading. 2) Invention of relic of head. The blind woman of Cappadocia, holding a walking stick in her hand, kneels before dungheap in which is head of Longinus. (Menologio, I, p. 32, II, fig. p. 117).

Vatican, gr. 1679, fol. 122r. Soldier, holding spear and shield. Wearing turban. (Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 163, fig. 4E8).

Vienna, hist. gr. 6, fol. 3v. Soldier, holding sword and shield. (Mazal, Byzanz und Abendland, fig. 10; Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 19, figs. 1A7-8).

Cozia. Narthex, west wall. Martyrdom, beheading. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 351, fig. 62, pl. 237).

Dečani. Narthex, center aisle, south wall. Martyrdom, beheading. Wearing turban. (Babić et al, Dečani, no. 51, fig. T II 5; Mijović, Menolog, p. 322, fig. 41, pl. 187).

Gračanica. Northwest pier, south face. Martyrdom, beheading. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 293, fig. 21; Todić, Gračanica, p. 102; Živković, Gračanica, fig. VI northwest 16).

Staro Nagoričino. Narthex, center aisle, north wall. Martyrdom, beheading. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 265, fig. 15).

Malus, Monk.

Monk. Miracle worker. Unknown time and place.

Synax.CP, Oct. 16, par. 5 (col. 144).

Holweck 643.

Vatican, gr. 1156, fol. 261r. Monk, holding cross and object (candle?).