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The leprous bishop standing before the sitting patriarch and showing him his leprosy — ESP (UH) DD-001, fol. 68r

University of Hamburg · DD-001 · 68r

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

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

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The leprous bishop standing before the sitting patriarch and showing him his leprosy

Original catalogue wording

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; How our Lady Mary showed Mercurius 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; That disciple to whom he showed

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

    How Mercurius showed Zacharias that his body was healed

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

    How Mercurius distributed the Eucharist after he was healed from his leprosy

Source date
1632-1667
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
University of Hamburg
Shelfmark
DD-001
Folio
68r
Recorded provenance
Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi
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 1765 (5 episode rows)