Christian Archaeology
Archeologia Cristiana · 25 articles · Principal contributors · All subjectsIconographic Subjects and Figures (Soggetti iconografici e personaggi)
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Abercius, Saint (ABERCIO, SANTO)
ABERCIUS, Saint. - Bishop of Hierapolis (or Geropolis) in Phrygia. Feast on 22 October. His Life recounts that, after a decree of Marcus… -
Adelfia
ADELFIA. - In the catacomb of St. John in Syracuse a splendid sarcophagus was found which on a panel of the lid bears the inscription (h)ic… -
Andrew, Apostle, Saint (ANDREA, APOSTOLO, SANTO)
ANDREW, Apostle, Saint. - 1. LIFE. - Son of Jonah and brother of Simon Peter, born at Bethsaida. He practiced the trade of fisherman at… -
Balbina, Saint (BALBINA, SANTA)
BALBINA, Saint. - She is unknown to the Martyrologium Hieronymianum; she appears not as a martyr, but as a virgin and daughter of the… -
Bassilla
BASSILLA. - I. THE MARTYR. - In the calendar of the Roman Church of the first half of the 4th century (Depositio Martyrum) she is called a… -
Caius, Pope, Saint (CAIO, PAPA, SANTO)
CAIUS, Pope, Saint. - The Liber Pontificalis says he was of Dalmatian origin, and indeed a relative of the emperor Diocletian (this last… -
Cananea
CANANEA. - The woman of Tyre, called C. in Mt. 15:21-28, and a Syrophoenician in Mk. 7:24-30, who implored and obtained from Jesus the… -
Dexterarum Iunctio
DEXTERARUM IUNCTIO. - For the Romans the solemn act of the celebration of marriage culminated in the clasping of the right hands of the… -
Emorroissa
EMORROISSA. - Early Christian funerary art depicted the healing of the H. narrated by the three Synoptics (Mt. 9:20-22; Mk. 5:25-34; Lk.… -
Joseph, Saint (GIUSEPPE, SANTO)
JOSEPH, Saint. - Husband of the Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus (Heb. Jōsēph, apocopated form of Jēhōsēph, "May Yahweh increase";… -
Judas Iscariot (GIUDA ISCARIOTA)
JUDAS ISCARIOT. - Apostle, sadly famous for having betrayed Jesus. Son of a certain Simon, from the city of Qerijoth (John 6:72; 13:2-26),… -
Lazarus of Bethany (LAZZARO DI BETHANIA)
LAZARUS OF BETHANY. - Brother of Martha (v.) and of Mary, friend and table companion of Jesus (Jn 11:5, 36; Mt 21:17; Mk 11:11) and raised… -
Martin of Tours, Saint (MARTINO DI TOURS, SANTO)
MARTIN OF TOURS, Saint. - He was the first father of monasticism in the West and a great apostle of Gaul. His biographer Sulpicius Severus… -
Mausoleum of Saint Constance (COSTANZA, MAUSOLEO DI SANTA)
MAUSOLEUM OF SAINT CONSTANCE. - It was built by Constantina or Constance, daughter of the emperor Constantine, as her mausoleum, when… -
Paul, Apostle, Saint (PAOLO, APOSTOLO, SANTO)
PAUL, Apostle, Saint. - Apostle who spread Christianity among the Gentiles, b. at Tarsus (v.) in Cilicia in the first decade of the… -
Pettorio
PETTORIO. - Mutilated Greek inscription in 7 fragments found on June 24, 1839 in a polyandrion at St-Pierre-l'Estrier near Autun (Saône et… -
Prisca, Saint (PRISCA, SANTA)
PRISCA, santa. - In Rome in the 7th century a P. martyr was commemorated on Jan. 18, also remembered by the Gregorian Sacramentary. The… -
Samaritan Woman at the Well (SAMARITANA AL POZZO)
SAMARITAN WOMAN AT THE WELL. - The well-known episode from the Gospel of John (4:3-43), which recounts the encounter of Jesus, fatigatus ex… -
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus (GIUNIO BASSO, SARCOFAGO DI)
SARCOPHAGUS OF JUNIUS BASSUS. - In 1597, during the excavations for the construction of the new Vatican Confessio, carried out by Giacomo… -
Silvester I, Pope, Saint (SILVESTRO I, PAPA, SANTO)
SILVESTER I, Pope, Saint. - Despite his long pontificate (31 Jan. 314-31 Dec. 335), little is known of his life and activity, since it… -
Siricius, Pope, Saint (SIRICIO, PAPA, SANTO)
SIRICIO, POPE, saint - Medallion from the ancient series of the popes in the basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls (5th century) - Rome.… -
Sixtus II, Pope, Saint (SISTO II, PAPA, SANTO)
SIXTUS II, Pope, Saint. - He reigned as pontiff from 257 to 258. He is commemorated in the Depositio martyrum on August 6 as buried in the… -
Stephen, Saint (STEFANO, SANTO)
STEPHEN, Saint. - I. LIFE. - Protomartyr (Gr. Στέφανος "crown"), one of the first seven deacons chosen by the apostolic community of… -
The Three Children (FANCIULLI, I TRE)
THE THREE CHILDREN. - Ancient Christian art often depicted the two episodes narrated by the prophet Daniel concerning the three young Jews… -
Urban I, Pope, Saint (URBANO I, PAPA, SANTO)
URBAN I, Pope, Saint. - He succeeded Callistus (d. 222) and governed the Church for about 8 years, until 230. The author of the Liber…