Eдна икона с необичайна функция
An Unusual Function of an Icon

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with an icon representing six saints: Eustatius, Modestus, Conon the Gardener, Tryphon, Niphont and Julian at the Church of St Nicholas in the village of Alino, Samokov region. The icon was painted by an icon- painter of the Samokov School in the late nineteenth century. An attempt is made to identify the saints and follow the logic of presenting them together. Three of the saints – Tryphon, Eustatius and Julian, are related to an order of the Book of Needs to prevent pests in vineyards, fields and orchards. Supposedly, Conon the Gardener is also related to the same order. St Modestus, traditionally a protector of livestock, expands the range of the protective function of the icon.

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