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A homily with a description of the Church of the Holy Apostles

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posted on 2023-06-08, 23:41 authored by Liz JamesLiz James, Iuliana Gavril
This article provides a translation and discussion of a short section from a homily by the future Emperor Leo VI describing the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople. The account supplements our knowledge of the church and makes it clear that the differences in the accounts of the church given by Constantine of Rhodes and Nikolaos Mesarites do not necessarily indicate an alteration in the mosaic programme of the building between the tenth and twelfth centuries. Leo’s description also appears to treat the images from an overtly Iconophile perspective.

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  • Published

Journal

Byzantion - Revue Internationale des Études Byzantines

ISSN

0378-2506

Publisher

Peeters Online Journals

Volume

83

Page range

149-160

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  • Art History Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2015-12-07

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