Vladimir and olga, the seven sleepers of ephesus are shown together sleeping in the cave, etc. The close friendship between the two is strongly emphasized in their hagiographies and traditions, making them one of the most famous examples of paired saints. Saints sergius and bacchus church, constantinople britannica. Sergius and bacchus rlseb painting by br robert lentz ofm.
This legend has sergius an officer in the roman army and bacchus, an officer under him, and both were friends of emperor maximian. Envious people informed maximian that his two trusted counsellors did not honor the pagan gods. The martyrs sergius and bacchus in syria were appointed to high positions in the army by the emperor maximian 284305, who did not know that they were christ. But the most compelling evidence for this view is that the oldest text of their martyrology, written in new testament greek describes them as erastai, or lovers. Bacehus was flogged to death, and sergius was scourged. According to legend, they were officers in the legions of coemperor maximian in syria who refused to enter the temple of jupiter or to make sacrifices to the gods. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The iconostasis and its central icon, painted in the th century, have been destroyed together with the icons of the mother of god and christ the archpastor. It is dedicated to two early martyrs and traditionally believed to have been built on the spot where the holy family, joseph, mary and the infant christ, rested at the end of their journey into egypt. The earthly king mocked the saints and removed the belts from their waists, but the lord girded them with strength. I welcome you to the web site for mission saints sergius and bacchus, and the order franciscans of mercy an ecumenical franciscan. He had enough sway with the emperor to aid his friend antiochus to become governor of barbalissos in the roman province of euphratensis, now in modernday syria. I was shocked to discover that some elements in our society have proclaimed them patron saints of same sex marriage and that icons of these holy martyrs have. Kucuk ayasofya camii, formerly the church of saints sergius and bacchus greek.
Russian orthodox vigil service for stsergius, complete. For instance, the use of calvary when cavalry is obviously intended, or bridal when describing the guiding device for a horse. Iconfinder is the leading search engine and market place for vector icons in svg, png, csh and ai format. Edmund rucinski 1945 living usa albany, new york area saints bacchus and sergius icon 1993 1994 egg tempera and gold on poplar panel private collection. Check out our resources for adapting to these times. Monastery icons christian icons incense sacred gifts. Sergius and bacchus were very popular throughout late antiquity, and churches in their honor were built in several cities, including constantinople and rome. Russian icons ethiopian icons coptic icons traditional methods using egg tempera and 23 karat gold on wood panel. Saints lives internet history sourcebooks fordham university. Sergius and bacchus with translation of at military saints. Rejoice o sergius and bacchus, the true stars, who became the golden lamps, of the holy church. The martyrs sergius and bacchus in syria were appointed to high positions in the army by the emperor maximian 284305, who did not know that they were christians.
If you desire to receive the our weekly reflections and. The holy martyrs sergius and bacchus the royal men, sergius and bacchus served the king, but not the earthly onerather, jesus, the immortal king. Museum of western and eastern art kiev, ukraine perioddate byzantine creation date. The wonderworkers holy prince peter in monasticism, david and princess fevronia in monasticism, euphrosyne, of murom are the patrons of marriage and family, as well as the symbols of love, faithfulness and fidelity. Regretfully, there tend to be major grammatical errors and in the case of the passion of sergius and bacchus by david reddish extreme malapropisms as well. Small iconsdiptychs key chainsprayer bracelets holy waterholy oil bottles search close esc ss. Early martyrologies record that sergius and bacchus were officers in the roman army on the syrian. Head of a saint creatorculture byzantine siterepository repository. Sergius was primicerius, a guard in the imperial palace. T he monastery icons collection of sacred art is a unique, modern testimony to the timeless ancient, classical tradition of christian iconography. Their feast day is 7 october according to their hagiography, sergius and bacchus were officers in galerius army, and were held high in his favor until they were exposed as secret christians. You are the two servants of our lord, whose trust in the one god, and holy trinity, was so great, that neither. This and more than 4,438,576 free and premium icons available on icon sets.
Sergius and bacchus ivth century syrian martyrs because they interceded in favour of justinian by appearing in a dream before emperor justin i, uncle of justinian. Recent attention to early greek manuscripts has also revealed that they were openly gay men and that they were erastai or lovers. Basic istanbul hagia irene and little hagia sophia. There were rumours swirling around the roman soldiers sergius and bacchus before they were confronted by emperor galerius in the early fourth century. The church of saints sergius and bacchus abu serga by jimmy dunn. Uprooting the passions of the soul by frequent vigils and prayers, and mortifying the. At great vespers, for o lord, i have cried, the stichera. Sergius and bacchus were young roman nobles and high ranking legionnaires. Bacchus, 2 two roman soldiers who were christian martyrs.
Forsaking the tumult of the world o saint, and taking up thy cross, thou didst follow christ, leaving the world to dwell in the wilderness without any thought of looking back. Orthodox icon of saints sergius and bacchus sergios and vachos, by theophanis the cretan 1545, monastery of dionysiou mount athos. You are the two servants of our lord, whose trust in the one god. Do you offer services and products for icon painters. Sergius, the founder of the holy trinity lavra, was born of wealthy rostov boyars on may 3, 14. The church of saints sergius and bacchus little hagia sophia was built by. Sergius feet, and to send him to elrusafa 2 tied to the tails of the horses. Icon of saints sergius and bacchus view title icon of saints sergius and bacchus. Situated next to the town of sergiyev posad, about 65 kilometers 44 miles north east of moscow, it was founded by st. Sergius is still honoured to a greater degree than his companion, poor bacchus labouring with the name of the roman god of wine, hence being largely ignored by the church, although both have become icons in a new generation of gay christians. Jesus in love blog staying inspired during the covid19 pandemic. Troitsesergiyeva lavra is among the most renowned of the orthodox monasteries in russia.
They were supposedly favourites of the roman emperor maximian, whose wrath they. Martyred lovers today is the feast of saints sergius and bacchus, and over at the always impressive jesus in love blog kittredge cherry has posted an informative and insightful commentary about these two saints, martyrs and lovers. Peter and fevronia of murom, framed wedding icon at. Saints sergius and bacchus 2008 giordano pencil on board 48,3 x 63,5 cm 19 x 25 usa new york leslie lohman museum of gay and lesbian art. Sergius and bacchus rlseb in 2020 bacchus, catholic art. Saints sergius and bacchus churches greece 1 mount athos greece mount athos holy monastery of dionysiou the dousikou monastery is located at an altitude of 650 m on the eastern slopes of koziakas mountain, 6,5 km from the town of pyli.
From his childhood he grew accustomed to solitude and sought his salvation through prayer, fasting and work. Their martyrdom is well authenticated by the earliest martyrologies and by the early veneration paid them, as well as by such historians as theodoret. This is an icon of two military saints, sergius and bacchus on horseback. When they did not enter a temple of jupiter with the emperor, he ordered them to do so. The emperor removed their noblemens togas, but the savior clothed them more.
Sergius and bacchus of the ukrainians is the cathedral of the apostolic exarchate of italy ukrainian rite, in roma, italy. Hail to sergius and bacchus, the strong and chosen heroes, of christ the king of glory, the onlybegotten god. The inscription at the bottom of the icon is their names in arabic. Bacchus february 1, 20 the saints sergius and bacchus parish family is part of the catholilc apostolic church in north america cacina, a community of christians comprising a reformed and selfgoverning catholic church. They were then severely punished, with bacchus dying during torture, and sergius eventually beheaded. Saints sergius and bacchus is one of 10 lentz icons that sparked major controversy since 2005. According to their hagiography, sergius and bacchus were officers in galerius army, and were held high in his favor until they were exposed as secret christians. Critics accused lentz of glorifying sin and creating propaganda for a progressive sociopolitical agenda. Sergius was sad for his friend bacchus until he saw him in his sleep in a beautiful palace, shining brightly. Sergius and bacchus are ancient christian martyrs who were tortured to death in syria because they refused to attend sacrifices in honor of jupiter. Saints sergius or serge and bacchus were fourthcentury roman christian soldiers revered as martyrs and military saints by the catholic, eastern orthodox and oriental orthodox churches.
Church of saints sergius and bacchus the byzantine legacy. But in the others the dome stands above a square, and the transition. Bacchus, your courage and love are an inspiration and joy to me. Allow 34 business days for processing and delivery. Saints sergius and bacchus theological seminary is an online institution of higher theological education dedicated to providing free, convenient, challenging educational programs for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, gender queer and straight allies. Saints sergius and bacchus christian saint britannica.
Mounted print orthodox icons mounted orthodox icons of. Lives of all saints commemorated on october 7 orthodox. Media in category interior of sergius and bacchus church the following 86 files are in this category, out of 86 total. Saints sergius and bacchus were fourthcentury roman christian soldiers revered as martyrs and military saints by the catholic, eastern orthodox and oriental orthodox churches. In saints sergius and bacchus it stood on an octagonal base, so that no great problems were involved in converting the angular ground plan to a circle on which the dome could rest. For their crimes, they were dressed in womens clothing and led through the streets of arabissus before being sent. The church of saints sergius and bacchus abu serga is a 4th century church and today is considered to be the oldest of cairos christian churches. Matrona, perpetua and felicity, brigid and darlughdach, and many others with whom gender minorities can identify can help them to connect with their own history and spiritual legacy and empower them to face a brighter future with a sense of optimism and inclusion. Groups for inspiration and financial assistance options for photographers. Several weeks ago, i was preparing my sunday bulletin and was searching on the internet for an icon of the saints commemorated on that day october 20 the holy martyrs sergius and bacchus of syria. Sergius and bacchuss close relationship has led many modern scholars to believe they were lovers. They were officers of the troops on the frontier, sergius being primicerius, and bacchus secundarius.
When they further refused his order that they sacrifice to pagan gods, they were. Allow 23 business days for processing and delivery. The town developed from the sergiyevsky posad settlement that developed around the monastery beginning in 1762. Other articles where saints sergius and bacchus is discussed. Later on, the governor commanded to drive nails into st. Sergius and bacchus, the queer saints whether fiction or a somewhat true story passed down through time, these saints are gay icons by michael lyons jun 07, 2017, 3. Gay franciscan iconographer robert lenz icon of sergius and bacchus first. These two officers in the roman army incurred the anger of emperor maximian when they were exposed as secret christians by refusing to enter a pagan temple. Sergius of radonezh the patron saint of russia in 40. Sergius and bacchus, 6th or 7th century encaustic icon from saint catherines monastery, egypt. Our wide selection is elegible for free shipping and free returns.
Following is the description of these two saints that accompanies robert lentzs 1994 portrait of them pictured at right and distributed by. Robert lentz, ofm besides icons of saints formally canonized by the catholic or orthodox churches, brother robert has used the language of byzantine iconography to depict many other men and women whose lives have manifested christs commandment to love to a heroic degree. I call upon you now and beseech you to intercede for me to our lord, god, christ almighty. Mediatechnique encaustic over gesso on wood sycamore, painting dimensions. However, this third painting has the two saints embracing each other as if in some form of homosexual union. It is dedicated to two early martyrs and traditionally believed to have been built on the spot where the holy family, joseph, mary and the infant christ, rested at the end of their.
On the fortieth day the local priest baptized the child, naming him bartholomew. Of course, its also interesting, and somewhat ironic, that the feast day of these saints coincides with the vaticans synod on the family. Sergius and bacchus, the queer saints xtra magazine. It also has a greek version of the calendar, plus icons of the saint and an audio. That night he appeared to sergius in a vision, urging him to persevere. Saints sergius and bacchus by robert lentz is probably the bestknown icon of the pair in the lgbtq community. Sergius and bacchus i think its something special that yesterdays major step forward for marriage equality occurred so close to todays feast of sts. Sergius and bacchus are ancient christian martyrs who were tortured to death in syria. The celebration of the holy prince peter and princess fevronia of murom is on july 8 june 25 by the julian calendar. When christianity became the official religion of the roman empire, saints sergius and bacchus became the official patrons of the byzantine armies. The church was turned into a mosque in ca 1510 by huseyin aga, head of the eunuchs, who built his own mausoleum next to it. We offer rush service on instock, regularsized items only. Hagia irene and hagia sophia in the background hagia irene is the oldest church of constantinople as it is believed to have been built on the site of a temple to aphrodite prior to emperor constantines decision in 330 to move the capital of the roman empire to byzantium. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing.
Saints lives are a major resource for anyone concerned with the history of the late. But the full answer comes from other early christian sources about the two men featured in the icon, st. Church of sts sergius and bacchus in maloula destroyed by. Saints sergius and bacchus by robert lentz saints sergius.
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