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Document Details : Title: San Giovanni Crisostomo Subtitle: Un protagonista della 'Maniera greca' nella Puglia ellenofona Author(s): PACE, Valentino Journal: Orientalia Christiana Periodica Volume: 90 Issue: 2 Date: 2024 Pages: 401-418 DOI: 10.2143/OCP.90.2.3294455 Abstract : Saint John Chrysostomos (born 344 or 354) is a major figure of the Greek orthodox church, having been patriarch of Constantinople and author of the liturgy which bears his name. He was widely represented in the frescoes of the Greek churches and in a great number of liturgical and devotional works (painted icons, ivories, etc.). Thus, it comes as no surprise that he should be frequently represented in Apulia, the south Italian region which was part of the Byzantine empire until 1071, and inhabited by a population which spoke Greek. Due certainly to the obvious loss of churches and art works before the 11th c., his first representation in Apulia is found in a liturgical 'roll' executed for the cathedral of Byzantine Bari in the first half of the 11th century (c. 1035). From this time on, he was frequently repre- sented, and for the importance of his liturgy he occupies normally a place of honour, shared by St. Basilius, in the central apse. In the church of Santa Maria di Cerrate (c. 1200/early 13th c.) an interesting case of the uncertain identification of one bishop as Chrysostomos or Nicholas of Bari raises the issue of the possible role of his physiognomy as a model for St. Nicholas. At the end of the 13th c. the two churches of Gallipoli (today renamed as Sannicola) offer an excellent example of his importance. |
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