Open AccessSaint george “μέγας δούξ” - an icon from the Byzantine Museum of Kastoria
Author(s) -
Iōannēs Sisiou
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
zograf
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.104
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2406-0755
pISSN - 0350-1361
DOI - 10.2298/zog1438099s
Subject(s) - epithet , icon , byzantine architecture , george (robot) , reign , saint , art , classics , art history , ancient history , history , law , politics , computer science , political science , programming language
In this paper, the icon of St George with the epithet Megas Doux (Μέγας Δούξ), held in the Kastoria Museum, is published for the first time; it dates from the first decade of the fourteenth century. The discussion lists all known examples of holy warriors with the same epithet preserved in the area of Kastoria. Based on these examples it is concluded that the epithet was not only related to St Demetrios. During the reign of Andronikos II Palaiologos, donors who bore the title of dux wished to endow their personal patron saint - most commonly Demetrios and George - with the same title