Illustration of Luke 4:16-20, the first lectionary reading of the liturgical year.
Synax.CP, Sept. 1, par. 1 (cols. 1-2).
Vatican, gr. 1613, p. 1. Christ reading in the Synagogue. Christ standing on podium, holding a book inscribed with Isaiah 61:1, flanked by two groups of bowing Jews. In background, the synagogue (inscribed). (Menologio, I, p. 3, II, fig. p. 1; Weitzmann, Roll and Codex, fig. 189).
Synax.CP, Sept. 1, par. 2 (cols. 3-4).
Simeon Metaphrastes, Sept. 1.
Simeon Stylites the Elder. Stylite at Qal'at Sim'an in Syria. d. 459.
SEE ALSO: July 26.
BHG 1678-88; BiblSS XI 1116-31; Holweck 916-7; LCI VIII 361-4; ODB 1985-6; ODS 387-8.
Martha, Mother of Simeon Stylites the Elder. d.428.
BiblSS VIII 1203; Holweck 665.
Jerusalem, Greek Patriarchate, Saba 63, fol. 1r. Monk, wearing hood. Stylite. Half-figure, on column. Holding book.
London, British Library, Add. 11870, fol. 6r. Miniature cut out.
Mount Athos, Esphigmenou 14, fol. 2r. Monk. 1) Vocation. A monk, placing his hand on the shoulder of the young Simeon, presents him to three elderly monks. At left, Simeon's flock. At right, a church with open doors. The dome is surmounted by a cross. 2) Drawn up from cistern. Two monks use a rope to lift Simeon from a dry cistern where he had retreated. Church with dome surmounted by a cross. (Pelekanides, Treasures, II, fig. 327).
Mount Athos, Esphigmenou 14, fol. 2v. Monk, wearing hood. 1) Stylite. Veneration. Detecting presence of woman. Simeon, half-figure, on a knotted column, leans forward three kneeling figures wearing helmets, two soldiers and behind them, a third figure, beardless, who is probably the woman in disguise. The woman, head bowed, is represented again, after her discovery, standing at the right. Three horses. Building. 2) Simeon appearing in a dream to Daniel Stylites. Veneration by his mother? Death. Simeon, half-figure, on a knotted column, embraces Daniel Stylites, who climbs a ladder leaning against the capital. At the right of the column, a woman, possibly his mother Martha, stands with hands raised toward Simeon. At far right, the body of Simeon, wearing hooded habit, is laid out in a sarcophagus placed before a hut. Two disciples kneel behind the sarcophagus. At left, monastic buildings. (Pelekanides, Treasures, II, fig. 328; Brockhaus, Athos, pl. 26).
Mount Athos, Lavra {D}46, fol. 4v. Monk, wearing hood. Stylite. Half-figure, on column, hands raised. (Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 30, fig. 1B12).
Mount Athos, Stauronikita 23, fol. 2r. Monk, wearing hood. Stylite. Half-figure, on column, flanked by his mother Martha and a monk, Simeon's disciple. (Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 106, fig. 3C10).
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Barocci 230, fol. 3v. Monk. Stylite. Half-figure, on column, hands raised, approached by a monk. (Hutter, I, p. 49, fig. 172; Hutter, III, p. 331; Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 17, fig. 1A3).
Vatican, gr. 1156, fol. 242r. Frontispiece to menologion. Monk, wearing hood. Stylite. Half-figure, on column, hands raised, flanked by his mother Martha and a monk.
Vatican, gr. 1613, p. 2. Monk, wearing hood. Stylite. Veneration. Half-figure, on column, venerated by Arabs, three wearing turbans, one in proskynesis, and a monk. Monastery of Qal'at Sim'an. City of Antioch with domed church. (Menologio, I, pp. 3-4, II, fig. p. 2; ODB fig. p. 1985).
Venice, Marciana, gr. Z 586, fol. 0v. Monk. Stylite. Half-figure, on column, flanked by his mother Martha and a disciple, standing on two flights of stairs. In foreground, two monks sit on steps. (Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 175, fig. 5B2).
Cozia. Narthex, vault, south side. Monk, wearing hood. Stylite. Bust, on column. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 349, fig. 64).
Dečani. Narthex, center aisle, east wall. Monk, wearing hood. Stylite. Veneration. A group of men, bending forward, approach Simeon, bust-length, on a column. (Babić et al, Dečani, no. 1, fig. T I 1; Mijović, Menolog, p. 316, fig. 47, pl. 168).
Gračanica. Southeast pier, west face. Monk, wearing hood. Stylite. Half-figure, on column. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 285, fig. 17; Petković, "Gračanica," p. 79, fig. 1; Petković, Peinture serbe, II, pl. LXXVII; Todić, Gračanica, p. 99; Živković, Gračanica, fig. VI southeast 9).
Staro Nagoričino. Narthex, north aisle, east wall. Monk, wearing hood. Stylite. Bust, on column. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 259, fig. 9; Todić, Staro Nagoričino, p. 84).
Ammon, a deacon, spiritual advisor of forty virgins at Adrianopolis in Thrace. Martyred in Heraclea under Licinius.
Synax.CP, Sept. 1, par. 3 (cols. 3-4).
BHG 2280-2281; BiblSS I 1010-11; DHGE II 1308; Holweck 61; LCI V 124-5.
Jerusalem, Greek Patriarchate, Saba 63, fol. 1r. Forty Virgins. Group of women saints, two holding crosses, standing in front of domed church.
Vatican, gr. 1156, fol. 242r. Frontispiece to menologion. Forty Virgins. Group of women saints, including nuns. One woman holds a cross.
Vatican, gr. 1613, p. 4. Ammon. Deacon. Martyrdom, hot helmet. Forty Virgins. Martyrdom, stabbing with spear and knife; burning. (Menologio, I, p. 4, II, fig. p. 4).
Dečani. Narthex, center aisle, east wall. Forty Virgins. Group of women saints, one holding a cross. (Babić et al, Dečani, no. 1, fig. T I 1; Mijović, Menolog, p. 316, fig. 47, pl. 168).
Gračanica. Southeast pier, west face. Forty Virgins. Group of nuns and other women saints, some holding crosses. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 285, fig. 17; Petković, "Gračanica," p. 79, fig. 1; Petković, Peinture serbe, II, pl. LXXVII; Todić, Gračanica, p. 99; Živković, Gračanica, fig. VI southeast 9).
Staro Nagoričino. Narthex, north aisle, east wall. Forty Virgins. Martyrdom, beheading. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 259, fig. 9; Todić, Staro Nagoričino, p. 84).
Brothers and sister. Martyred at Syracuse or Nicaea, ca.303-4. Text sometimes read Callistus instead of Callista.
Synax.CP, Sept. 1, par. 4 (col. 4).
BiblSS V 397-8; DHGE XI 421, XVI 132-3; Holweck 183-4; LCI VI 209.
Jerusalem, Greek Patriarchate, Saba 63, fol. 1r. Three martyrs. Three-quarter figures, holding crosses.
Soldier. Successor of Moses as leader of Israel.
Synax.CP, Sept. 1, par. 6 (cols. 4-6).
BiblSS VI 549-53; LCI VII 223.
Jerusalem, Greek Patriarchate, Saba 63, fol. 1r. Soldier, holding cross-inscribed shield.
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Barocci 230, fol. 3v. Soldier, holding sword and scabbard. Inscription illegible. (Hutter, I, p. 49, fig. 172; Hutter, III, p. 331; Ševčenko, N., Metaphrastian Menologion, p. 17, fig. 1A3).
Vatican, gr. 1156, fol. 242r. Frontispiece to menologion. Soldier, wearing helmet, holding spear and shield.
Vatican, gr. 1613, p. 3. Soldier. 1) Joshua before city of Jericho. Joshua, holding sword and scabbard, stands before walled city with domed church on which is cross with double traverse. 2) Joshua before Archangel Michael. Joshua in proskynesis before Archangel Michael wearing armor and holding sword and scabbard. Above, sun and moon in arc of Heaven. 3) Burial. Joshua wrapped in grave cloths, in a sarcophagus decorated with reliefs of seven nude men, four holding spears, and a wreath. Five mourners. In background, Mt. Ephraim. (BiblSS VI, fig. cols. 551-2; Mango, "Antique Statuary," fig. 12, detail of sarcophagus; Menologio, I, p. 3, II, fig. p. 3).
Dečani. Narthex, center aisle, east wall. Soldier, wearing helmet, holding spear and shield. (Babić et al, Dečani, no. 1, fig. T I 1; Mijović, Menolog, p. 316, fig. 47, pl. 168).
Gračanica. Southeast pier, west face. Wearing crown, holding sheathed sword. Three-quarter figure. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 285, fig. 17; Petković, "Gračanica," p. 79, fig. 1; Petković, Peinture serbe, II, pl. LXXVII; Todić, Gračanica, p. 99; Živković, Gračanica, fig. VI southeast 9).
Staro Nagoričino. Narthex, north aisle, east wall. Soldier. Orant. Half-figure. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 259, fig. 9; Todić, Staro Nagoričino, p. 84).
According to legend, seven young men who took refuge in a cave near Ephesus in Asia during the persecutions of Decius. They slept for about 190 years, reawakening during the reign of Theodosius II.
SEE ALSO: October 22, August 4.
Not in Synax.CP for Sept. 1.
BHG 1593-1599d; BiblSS XI 900-7; Holweck 903-4; LCI VIII 344-8; ODB 1883; ODCC 1265; ODS 384.
Vatican, gr. 1156, fol. 242r. Frontispiece to menologion. Asleep in cave.