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The custodian of the church standing in front of the sitting Kaṭir ordering him to leave the church; St Mary sitting on a throne surrounded by two angels with the custodian of the church sitting before her; Kaṭir standing before St Mary, who is sitting on throne and performs a blessing gesture

British Library, Or 641, f. 115r. Digitised by the British Library.

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The custodian of the church standing in front of the sitting Kaṭir ordering him to leave the church — Or 641, f. 115r

British Library · 641 · 115r

17th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
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The custodian of the church standing in front of the sitting Kaṭir ordering him to leave the church

Original catalogue wording

The custodian of the church standing in front of the sitting Kaṭir ordering him to leave the church; St Mary sitting on a throne surrounded by two angels with the custodian of the church sitting before her; Kaṭir standing before St Mary, who is sitting on throne and performs a blessing gesture — Or 641, f. 115r

1. The custodian of the church standing in front of the sitting Kaṭir ordering him to leave the church | 2. St Mary sitting on a throne surrounded by two angels with the custodian of the church sitting before her | 3. Kaṭir standing before St Mary, who is sitting on throne and performs a blessing gesture

Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The custodian of the church standing in front of the sitting Kaṭir ordering him to leave the churchPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    How the custodian tormented the priest Kaṭir while poking his eye and he said to him 'Depart from the monastery'

  2. 02
    2. St Mary sitting on a throne surrounded by two angels with the custodian of the church sitting before herPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    The angel who lamed the feet of the custodian when our Lady Mary commanded him; The custodian who was lamed by the beating of the angel

  3. 03
    3. Kaṭir standing before St Mary, who is sitting on throne and performs a blessing gesturePosition recorded by PEMM: right

    How Kaṭir was healed and stood upright in the church when our Lady Mary said to him 'Arise'; Kaṭir

Source date
1667-1682
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
641
Folio
115r
Recorded provenance
South: Looted from Madḫāne ʿĀlam Church at መቅደላ Mäqdäla Magdala, Tewodros II collected manuscripts from all the country, so provenance prior to this unknown
Place evidence
Place recorded or purchased, as stated by the source. It is not treated as the place of production.
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1530 (3 episode rows)