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Jump to new posts Syriac Contributions to Italio-Byzantine Art by Miller @ 23 minutes 46 seconds ago

Interesting comments on the mandorla in iconography. Quote:Syriac Contributions to Italio-Byzantine Art Fr. Dale Johnson Often Syriac culture is undervalued for its wealth of contributions to the Byzantine world. The dominance of Greek culture
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Jump to new posts Ride to Pyrgi by Νίκος @ Today at 09:35 AM

Pictures from Ypapanti & Koimisis tis Theotokou (Dormition of the Theotokos) church's Text from www.chiosonline.gr The entire village of Pyrgi - 25 Km south of the town of Chios - is one of the areas which still stands as it was built.
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Jump to new posts Nea Moni by Νίκος @ Today at 08:59 AM

From a ride to Chios. Nea Moni Monastery its popular. Bones are from Chios Massacre, the slaughter of tens of thousands of Greeks on the island by Ottoman troops in 1822 Text from e-xios.gr: It was founded in the middle of 11th century. Three mo

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