The sinaitic icon of the Heavenly Ladder and Saint Anthony archbishop
Abstract
In the icon of the Heavenly Ladder from the Sacred Monastery of the God-Trodden Mount of Sinai, which is dated to the late twelfth century, two saints are depicted ascending the Ladder’s steps. They are Saint John Climacus and Saint Anthony
archbishop. The latter is identified as the Patriarch of Constantinople Saint Anthony II (893-901), who was the founder of the monastery of Kauleas in Constantinople.
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MACHAIRAS (Χαράλαμπος ΜΑΧΑΙΡΑΣ) C. (2017). The sinaitic icon of the Heavenly Ladder and Saint Anthony archbishop. Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society, 38, 191–198. https://doi.org/10.12681/dchae.14222
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