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Wall Painting with Bishop Petros Protected by Saint Peter
Not on view
This painting features Bishop Petros protected by his heavenly namesake, Saint Peter the Apostle. Petros is dressed in episcopal robes, with a book in his left hand and his right raised in a gesture of blessing. Wound around his fingers is an enchirion, a liturgical scarf that was an element of the episcopal costume distinctive to Nubia. His name is found in the Greek inscription accompanying the image: "Abba Petros, bishop and metropolitan of Pachoras [may he live] many years!" The inclusion of his name indicates that the image was painted in the bishop’s lifetime
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