Tag: Saint Alexandra

01 Religious Icon, A Russian icon of the holy empress Saint Alexandra, with footnotes #35

Jun 22, 2023

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Zaidan Art Blog

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The Saint shown standing at full length, richly dressed in gem- and pearl-studded clothing and crown, and holding a cross, with Christ shown in the clouds above her Saint Alexandra was the reputed wife of Emperor Diocletian, from 284 until his abdication in 305, and secretly converted to Christianity. Jacobus de Voragine listing her name as “Alexandria”…