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British Library · 645 · 94r

British Library, Or 645, f. 94r. Digitised by the British Library.

RightsThe Ethiopian manuscripts published in digitised format by the British Library are to the best of our knowledge not in copyright under Ethiopian law. However the British Library recognises broader interests in the cultural heritage which the Ethiopian manuscripts represent. The manuscripts included are often of a religious nature, and the Library has taken considerable care not to distort or alter the underlying material. We ask users also to show appropriate respect in reusing the digital images of the Ethiopian manuscripts, which should not be altered or reused in ways that might be…

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The leprous bishop standing before the sitting patriarch and showing him his leprosy; The bishop praying before the icon of the Virgin and Child; The bishop showing himself healed to his student; The bishop showing himself healed to the patriarch; The healed bishop distributing the EucharistBritish Library, Or 645, f. 94r. Digitised by the British Library.RightsThe Ethiopian manuscripts published in digitised format by the British Library are to the best of our knowledge not in copyright under Ethiopian law. However the British Library recognises broader interests in the cultural heritage which the Ethiopian manuscripts represent. The manuscripts included are often of a religious nature, and the Library has taken considerable care not to distort or alter the underlying material. We ask users also to show appropriate respect in reusing the digital images of the Ethiopian manuscripts, which should not be altered or reused in ways that might be…
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The leprous bishop standing before the sitting patriarch and showing him his leprosy; The bishop praying before the icon of the Virgin and Child; The bishop showing himself healed to his student; The bishop showing himself healed to the patriarch; The healed bishop distributing the Eucharist — Or 645, f. 94r

British Library · 645 · 94r

17th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

What this record describes

1. The leprous bishop standing before the sitting patriarch and showing him his leprosy | 2. The bishop praying before the icon of the Virgin and Child | 3. The bishop showing himself healed to his student | 4. The bishop showing himself healed to the patriarch | 5. The healed bishop distributing the Eucharist

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The leprous bishop standing before the sitting patriarch and showing him his leprosyPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    Abba Zacharias, the patriarch, who rebuked Mercurius and stopped him from performing the Eucharist on account of his leprosy; How Mercurius reveled the leprosy of his flesh to the patriarch.

  2. 02
    2. The bishop praying before the icon of the Virgin and ChildPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right

    How Mercurius prayed before the icon of our Lady Mary and was healed from his leprosy; How our Lady Mary showed Mercurius with her hand that he was healed from his leprosy.

  3. 03
    3. The bishop showing himself healed to his studentPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    How Mercurius showed his discriple that he was healed from his leprosy.

  4. 04
    4. The bishop showing himself healed to the patriarchPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-center

    How Mercurius showed Zacharias that his flesh was healed.

  5. 05
    5. The healed bishop distributing the EucharistPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

    How Mercurius performed the Eucharist after he was healed from his leprosy.

Source date
Second half of 17th century
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from ms (paleography)”.
Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
645
Folio
94r
Recorded provenance
Čankār Takla Hāymānot (monastery) (Jankura, between Gondar and Lake Tana)
Place evidence
Provenance wording supplied by the source catalogue.
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1763 (5 episode rows)