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'Drink the cup that i drink' : Commentary on the icon of Apostle James in the monastery of St John the Theologian, Patmos

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• Αχειμάστου - Ποταμιάνου, Μυρτάλη
• ΑΧΕΙΜΑΣΤΟΥ-ΠΟΤΑΜΙΑΝΟΥ, Μυρτάλη

In the well-known icon of St James, in the monastery of St John the Theologian on Patmos in the Dodecanese, of the years around 1260, the miniature figure of Christ, top right, holds a gold eucharistic chalice. This rare iconographic element is interpreted by an episode referring to the Passion in the Gospel narrative (Matthew 20:22-23. Mark 10:39-40) and by relevant hymns. The chalice identifies the saint as the apostle and brother of John, the ‘beloved’ («ηγαπημένου») of the monastery. An element of Patmian iconography which emphasizes the physical and spiritual bond between the sons of Zebedee, this confirms that the important icon was painted for the monastery, perhaps adorning a side-chapel of it dedicated to the Apostle James

• History and Archaeology
• Arts

• Arts and religion

13thcentury, Patmos, portable icons, St. Jacob, 13ος αιώνας, Πάτμος, φορητές εικόνες, άγιος Ιάκωβος

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• http://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/deltion/article/view/4229
• http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/dchae.432