Scenes of the "Sourches of Divine Wisdom" within the Iconographical Program of the Church of the Savior in the Monastery of Euphrosynia, Polotsk (Belarus)
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Two recently-recovered frescoes in the Transfiguration church of the monastery of Euphrosynia in Polotsk, Belarus, depict scenes of transition of Divine Wisdom to bishop Saints. These frescoes, which feature Saint John Chrysostom and Saint Gregory of Nazianzos or the Theologian, represent the earliest surviving examples of the inclusion of this theme in church fresco decoration. The compositions possess multiple layers of meaning: besides being part of the multi-figure program depicting monks, they symbolize the sources of eternal life – something perfectly in tune with the main function of the church as the burial chapel of the princess Eu- phrosynia and her family during the mid-12th century (ca. 1161).
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SARABIANOV, †Vladimir D. (2016). Scenes of the "Sourches of Divine Wisdom" within the Iconographical Program of the Church of the Savior in the Monastery of Euphrosynia, Polotsk (Belarus). Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society, 36, 49–64. https://doi.org/10.12681/dchae.1773
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