ЗА ПОЧИТТА КЪМ СВ. МЧК ТРИФОН В АСЕНОВГРАДСКИЯ КРАЙ
ABOUT THE CULT OF THE HOLY MARTYR TRYPHON IN THE ASSENOVGRAD REGION
Author(s): Teodor PeevSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Customs / Folklore, Theology and Religion, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Eastern Orthodoxy, Sociology of Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Асоциация за антропология, етнология и фолклористика ОНГЬЛ
Keywords: The Holly martyr Tryphon; Bachkovo monastery; Assenovgrad region; icons; frescoes; reliquaries; patron of winemakers;
Summary/Abstract: The region of Assenovgrad is traditionally linked to the wine production industry. A reflection of this idea is the ancestral cult to saint Tryphon as patron of winemakers which certainly influenced the everyday life of local people. They built parekklisia (little chapels) in the saint’s honor and largely represented him on icons and frescoes paintings. Moreover some richly decorated reliquaries kept in the Bachkovo monastery provide evidence of the dissemination of the cult to saint Tryphon in the Assenovgrad region. It has been spread also by the action of a group of orthodox monks called taxidiotes. My reflection on the veneration to the saint within this specific region is an important contribution to the comprehension of his cult within Bulgaria and other Balkan countries.
Journal: Годишник на Асоциация за антропология, етнология и фолклористика »Онгъл«
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 20
- Page Range: 289-297
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Bulgarian
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