Tag: Saint Phanourius
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07 works, Today, August 27th, is Saint Phanourios’ day, his story illustrated #239
Angelos Akotantos was a 15th-century Byzantine-Cretan Icon-painter and hagiographer who lived and worked at Heraklion, Crete, then part of the Republic of Venice. He was the first hagiographer to sign his name on his icons by writing in Greek: “Χειρ Αγγέλου” which, translated in English, means “By hand of Angelos”. Angelos Akotantos’ known works consist…
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07 works, Today, August 26th, is Saint Victor’s day, his story illustrated #238
We know nothing for certain about the background of Saint Phanourius, nor exactly when he lived. Tradition says that when the island of Rhodes had been conquered by Moslems, the new ruler of the island wished to rebuild the walls of the city, which had been damaged in previous wars. Several ruined buildings were near…
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