Slaying the Embodiment of Lust: A Painting of a Martyr-Monk Vanquishing a Female Demon

The seventh-century painting of Sisinnios and Alabasdria from the Monastery of Apa Apollo at Bawit, Egypt, depicts an equestrian saint spearing a female demon. Previous scholarship has established connections between the mural’s iconography and the imagery of holy rider amulets. This article expands...

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Main Author: Szymańska, Agnieszka E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2025, Volume: 33, Issue: 4, Pages: 589-625
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