The Decorations in the Left Aisle of Santa Maria Antiqua within the Context of the Political History of the Iconoclastic Era

Maria Grafova ()
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Abstract: The topic under consideration is a fresco of the left aisle of the Church of Santa Maria Antiqua in the Roman Forum. It depicts a row of holy men flanking Christ sitting on His Throne dating back to the time of the Pope Paul I (757-767). The author focuses on images of saints on the fresco, their hierarchy, and their garments. It is revealed that the holy men on the right hand of Christ are venerated saints of the Roman Church and those on the left hand are mostly Eastern holy bishops, great theologians and champions of orthodox faith who fought against various kinds of heresies. They have never been really popular in Rome. The author has come to the following conclusion: the saints on the left and the saints on the right represent together the united and undivided Church fighting against the heresy of Iconoclasm. The main weapon of the Western Church being its firmness in the orthodox faith, the main weapon of the Eastern Church was its theological erudition

Keywords: Rome; Byzance; frescoes; Santa Maria Antiqua; Iconoclasm; History of Papacy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10 pages
Date: 2015
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Published in WP BRP Series: Humanities / HUM, September 2015, pages-10

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