DEISIS IN THE PAINTINGS OF CHRISTIAN EGYPT A DEPICTION OF THE INTERCESSORY SUPPLICATION | ||||
| Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists | ||||
| Article 4, Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2021, Page 89-108 PDF (2.28 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jguaa2.2020.39008.1034 | ||||
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Manal Abdelhamid  
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| Associate Professor, Faculty of Tourism, Alexandria University, Egypt | ||||
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(En) The concept of intercession is deeply embedded in Eastern Orthodoxy through the reciting of the Intercession Prayer, addressing the Christ, as the main intercessor, and other holy figures, including the Virgin, the saints, the martyrs and even angels, to intercede on behalf of the faithful and deliver their prayers to God. Deisis is one of the intercession themes that is widely illustrated in murals and icons of Christian Egypt. It is represented in different compositions, but mainly consists of three main figures: the Christ Pantocrator flanked by the two main intercessors, the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist. Many other elements and figures were then added, emphasizing the divinity of the Christ and the intercession practice. This study aims to highlight the unique place of the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist in Orthodox liturgy and their important role as intercessors for the salvation of mankind through the different depictions of the Deisis in Christian Egypt. (AR) نشأ مفهوم الشفاعة في الأرثوذکسية الشرقية من خلال تلاوة صلاة الشفاعة ومخاطبة المسيح، باعتباره الشفيع الرئيسى ، وکذلک الأشخاص المقدسين الآخرين بما في ذلک العذراء والقديسين والشهداء وحتى الملائکة للتوسط والتشفع نيابة عن المؤمنين وتقديم صلواتهم الى الله.يعتبر «الديسيس» أحد أشکال موضوع الشفاعه والمصور على نطاق واسع فى جداريات وأيقونات مصر المسيحية في عدة تراکيب مختلفة، لکنه يتکون بشکل أساسي من ثلاثة شخصيات رئيسية ؛ المسيح البانتوکراتور محاطًا بالشفعين الرئيسيين: العذراء مريم ويوحنا المعمدان، ثم تمت إضافة العديد من العناصر والشخصيات الأخرى التي تؤکد قدسية المسيح وممارسة الشفاعة بشکل أساسى. تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى إظهار المکانة الفريدة لمريم العذراء ويوحنا المعمدان فى الليتورجيا الأرثوذکسية ودورهما المهم کشفيعين لخلاص البشرية من خلال الصور المختلفة للديسيس في مصر المسيحية. | ||||
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| Deisis; Virgin Mary; John the Baptist; Intercession and Salvation | ||||
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