Tag: Laurus
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06 works, Today, August 18th, is the Saints Florus and Laurus’ day, their story illustrated #230
Archangel Michael holds two saddled horses on long reins. Flor and Lavr on either side of it stand on the tops of the hills. Under the archangel are two horse-breeders, the third horse-breeder is placed lower in the left corner. In the lower part of the composition near a semi-oval reservoir, horses with foals are…
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06 works, Today, August 18th, is the Saints Florus and Laurus’ day, their story illustrated #230
Saints Florus and Laurus, twin brothers, who were second century martyrs, are considered the patrons of horses among the Rus because a local horse plague was healed by their relics. Russian peasants would tether their horses around the church on their feast day and avoid putting the horses to work in order to avoid a…