Issue II (XVI) · 2023

Martyria, July–December 2023, Issue 2

July - December 2023
Published
December 2023
Contents
14 studies
Bilingual edition
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Studia Theologica

5 studies
01 Lucian of Antioch and his theological legacy Associate Professor, PhD Svetoslav Rybolov 02 The ecclesiological nature of the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony Associate Professor Dr Nicolae Xionis 03 Theological and Iconographic Meanings in the Erminia of the Polovragi Monastery’s Paintings Lecturer, PhD Ioniță Apostolache 04 The Presence in the Icon 05 Saint Isaac the Syrian on ‘the sweetness of the Scriptures’ and the prayer of the heart Hieromonk Agapie Corbu

Studia Humanitatis

6 studies
06 The Image of Light in Eminescu’s Poetry (I) Professor, PhD Nicolae Georgescu 07 The Beginnings of the Church Organisation in the Blessed Land of Vâlcea (I) Archimandrite Veniamin Micle 08 Vartolomeu Stănescu – a revered hierarch and patriotic senator (II) Rev. Dr. Laurențiu Rădoi 09 The tomb of Teofana, mother of Mihai Viteazul, at Cozia Florin Epure 10 Further documentary evidence concerning the life and work of Saint Calinic of Cernica, Bishop of Râmnic (II) Dr. Oana-Mădălina Popescu 11 At Baia di San Paolo Dan Ciachir

The Words of the Fathers

1 study
12 A discourse by the same [John Chrysostom] on fasting and almsgiving The Saint Ioan Gură de Aur

Ars Christiana

1 study
13 ‘The Monk and the Demon’: a philosophical take on ‘Stan Pățitul’ Elena Dulgheru

Via Peregrina

1 study
14 Bethlehem – The House of Bread Theodora Videscu

Issue illustration

This issue is illustrated with images and motifs from wooden iconostases in churches within the Archdiocese of Râmnic.

Pierced gilded carving with grapes and scrolls.
Pierced gilded carving with grapes and scrolls.
Carved and gilded icon niche, with an icon of the Annunciation, crowned with winged cherub heads and columns.
Carved and gilded icon niche, with an icon of the Annunciation, crowned with winged cherub heads and columns.
Carved and gilded wooden flower, with a curling vine.
Carved and gilded wooden flower, with a curling vine.
Carved and gilded icon niche, with an icon of the Mother of God 'of the Sign' (the Orant with the medallion of Christ), with an openwork pediment.
Carved and gilded icon niche, with an icon of the Mother of God 'of the Sign' (the Orant with the medallion of Christ), with an openwork pediment.
Detail of pierced gilded carving: flowers and grapevine leaves.
Detail of pierced gilded carving: flowers and grapevine leaves.
Carved and gilded wooden panel, with a round icon medallion (a scene with a boat at sea) and acanthus scrolls.
Carved and gilded wooden panel, with a round icon medallion (a scene with a boat at sea) and acanthus scrolls.
Twisted column of carved and gilded wood, with grapevine ornament, from an iconostasis.
Twisted column of carved and gilded wood, with grapevine ornament, from an iconostasis.
Carved and gilded crowning ornament: a winged cherub head at the centre, flanked by two winged angels.
Carved and gilded crowning ornament: a winged cherub head at the centre, flanked by two winged angels.
Icon niche from a carved and gilded iconostasis, with an icon of Christ praying beneath a pediment showing the Holy Spirit as a dove, crowned with openwork and a double-headed eagle below.
Icon niche from a carved and gilded iconostasis, with an icon of Christ praying beneath a pediment showing the Holy Spirit as a dove, crowned with openwork and a double-headed eagle below.
Carved and gilded icon frame, with an icon of a standing apostle (the Apostle Andrew), with openwork.
Carved and gilded icon frame, with an icon of a standing apostle (the Apostle Andrew), with openwork.
Carved and gilded double-headed eagle, a crowning ornament of an iconostasis, flanked by two flowers.
Carved and gilded double-headed eagle, a crowning ornament of an iconostasis, flanked by two flowers.
Carved and gilded icon frame, with an icon of a standing apostle (the Apostle Paul), with ornamented columns and pediment.
Carved and gilded icon frame, with an icon of a standing apostle (the Apostle Paul), with ornamented columns and pediment.
Detail of gilded carving with grapes and a band bearing a Cyrillic inscription.
Detail of gilded carving with grapes and a band bearing a Cyrillic inscription.
Carved and gilded icon niche, with a round icon medallion (the Prophet Elijah fed by the raven), surrounded by acanthus openwork.
Carved and gilded icon niche, with a round icon medallion (the Prophet Elijah fed by the raven), surrounded by acanthus openwork.
Detail of pierced gilded carving from an iconostasis, with a small icon medallion, grapes and a Cyrillic inscription.
Detail of pierced gilded carving from an iconostasis, with a small icon medallion, grapes and a Cyrillic inscription.
Pierced carved and gilded wooden panel, with a central cross-shaped medallion and flowers.
Pierced carved and gilded wooden panel, with a central cross-shaped medallion and flowers.
Detail of gilded carving on a blue ground: flowers and buds.
Detail of gilded carving on a blue ground: flowers and buds.
Old engraving: portraits of four hierarchs above a view of Cernica Monastery.
Old engraving: portraits of four hierarchs above a view of Cernica Monastery.
Detail of gilded carving on a blue ground from an iconostasis: vine scrolls, flowers and rosettes.
Detail of gilded carving on a blue ground from an iconostasis: vine scrolls, flowers and rosettes.
Detail of a monastery seal on a document — a monastic saint with a Cyrillic inscription.
Detail of a monastery seal on a document — a monastic saint with a Cyrillic inscription.
Carved and gilded wooden cross, with an angel at the top and a central icon medallion of Christ, on a decorated shaft.
Carved and gilded wooden cross, with an angel at the top and a central icon medallion of Christ, on a decorated shaft.
Photograph of an old handwritten document (1844), with a monastery seal — an archival source.
Photograph of an old handwritten document (1844), with a monastery seal — an archival source.
Detail of gilded carving from an iconostasis: a reclining figure from whom a vine grows (the Root of Jesse), with a small icon medallion and grape scrolls.
Detail of gilded carving from an iconostasis: a reclining figure from whom a vine grows (the Root of Jesse), with a small icon medallion and grape scrolls.
Photograph of an old document with a round seal depicting a saint and Cyrillic script.
Photograph of an old document with a round seal depicting a saint and Cyrillic script.
Detail of a carved and gilded wooden iconostasis: a twisted column topped by an icon medallion of Christ.
Detail of a carved and gilded wooden iconostasis: a twisted column topped by an icon medallion of Christ.
Photograph of an old handwritten document (1841), with a monastery seal depicting a saint — an archival source.
Photograph of an old handwritten document (1841), with a monastery seal depicting a saint — an archival source.
Horizontal band of carved and gilded wood, with crosses and scrolls.
Horizontal band of carved and gilded wood, with crosses and scrolls.
Carved and gilded icon frame, with an icon of a standing saint (the Apostle Mark) on a gold ground, between richly ornamented columns.
Carved and gilded icon frame, with an icon of a standing saint (the Apostle Mark) on a gold ground, between richly ornamented columns.