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Jul 1, 2023 · St. John was one of the original twelve apostles 1 and has been traditionally taken to be the author of the fourth gospel. Thus he is always in images of the four evangelists and of the apostles as a group. When he is among the evangelists or apostles an eagle may be used as his attribute ( example ) or as a symbol representing him ( example ...
Icon; painted; the Evangelist St John is depicted on the island of Patmos dictating to his scribe Prochoros a passage from the Apocalypse. The Evangelist is seated and turns his head to look at an angel behind him. Both the saint and Prochoros sit in a rocky landscape near a cave. Above the figures is the symbol of the Evangelist – a lion holding a gospel enclosed by clouds. Inscription: in ...
Jun 17, 2020 · Apostle John. The holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostle and Evangelist John (also John the Theologian or John the Divine) was one of the original twelve Apostles, and wrote the Gospel bearing his name; three canonical letters: I John, II John, and III John; and the Book of Revelation. His primary feast day is celebrated on May 8, that of the ...
The saint conveys the text inscribed on the page, “In the beginning was [the Word],” to Prochorus, who copies it onto a scroll. This is the opening line of the Gospel of John, also composed by the Evangelist. The outer wings depict the Annunciation, when the Archangel Gabriel, at left, told the Virgin Mary, at right, that she would give ...
Late 16th centuryIcon. John's inspiration comes from the angel whose hand is shown in the upper left, and he then dictates it to his assistant, the deacon Prochorus, who puts it down in writing for us. This sequence emphasizes the theme of "tradition," literally the "handing on" of revelation. This theme was being challenged in the West by ...
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John the Evangelist and St. Prochorus on the island of Patmos Icons The Apostle John the Theologian is one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and Twelve Apostles. Christian tradition ascribes him the authorship of several New Testament works, such as the Gospel of John, the Epistles of John the Apostle and The Book of Revelation..
