SAINT PAISIOS THE GREAT (PSHŌI OR BISHOI) Cult and Representation in the Middle Ages
SAINT PAISIOS THE GREAT (PSHŌI OR BISHOI) Cult and Representation in the Middle Ages
Author(s): Tatjana StarodubcevSubject(s): Cultural history, Social history, 6th to 12th Centuries, 13th to 14th Centuries, 15th Century, Sociology of Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Vizantološki institut SANU
Keywords: St. Paisios the Great; St. Pshōi; St. Bishoi; Egypt; Byzantium; middle ages; cult; representation;
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents extant texts narrating about St. Paisios the Great, that is, Pshōi or Bishoi (ca. 320–ca. 417), a monk who lived in a lavra in Scetis in the Nitrian Desert in Egypt. It brings the basic information about the monastery of St. Paisios in Scetis and his relics, which were transferred there between 830 and 849 from Antinoë, where he had found refuge. His preserved medieval depictions are listed. Conclusions about his cult and representation follow.
Journal: Зборник радова Византолошког института
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 60
- Page Range: 321-345
- Page Count: 25
- Language: English