
Kilka uwag o paramedycznym zastosowaniu oliwy przez chrześcijan w okresie wczesnobizantyńskim
Author(s) -
Ireneusz Milewski
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
vox patrum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2719-3586
pISSN - 0860-9411
DOI - 10.31743/vp.3590
Subject(s) - byzantine architecture , palestine , ancient history , roman empire , history , art , geography
Sources of the Early Byzantine Period describe Christian practices of using oil for medical purposes. These practices were not usual medical procedures. The sources describe the medical use of oil obtained from church lamps or given by clergymen or by holy men, whose prayers were believed to strengthened the “medical” properties of the oil. These practices were used by Christians in many provinces of the Eastern Roman Empire, including Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Bithynia.