An epitaphios from Akrovouni on Mount Pangaion. A refugee heirloom

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Published: Dec 8, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/dchae.21855
Keywords:
Embroidered epitaphios Akrovouni ‒ Mount Pangaion embroideress Mariora 18th century Constantinople/Istanbul refugee heirloom Eastern - Dimokraneia Thtrace.
Μιχάλης ΛΥΧΟΥΝΑΣ (Michael LYCHOUNAS)
Αρχαιολόγος, Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Καβάλας,
Abstract
This paper presents an unknown liturgical work of embroidery (epitaphios) kept in the Church of the Dormition at Akrovouni, on Mt. Pangaion, near Kavala. It is an exquisite piece that can be attributed to Mariora, a famous embroideress of the first half of the 18th c. in Constantinople/Istanbul and dates to around 1750. It seems that it originates from the vibrant Greek Orthodox community of Demokraneia and that it was brought to its current location by refugees during the Exchange of Populations in the 1920s.
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