The Self-Harming Bishop of Rome
Image displayed with permission of British Library
The Self-Harming Bishop of Rome
- This painting (also called an illumination) appears in a manuscript taken from King Tewodros's royal library in Magdala, Southern Ethiopia, and dated to 1600-1699. You can view this painting in the manuscript British Library, "Orient" Collection, Manuscript No. 639, f. 56v, or learn more about this manuscript at its PEMM Manuscript page. You can also read the related story at its PEMM Story page.
- This painting of PEMM Story ID 163 depicts 1 moment (or episode) in the story. The description of the episode in this painting, along with its keyword(s), is:
- 1. The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his hand (full). The object(s) are church; Eucharist; Eucharistic bread; candle. The living being(s) are bishop.
- This painting has a caption in Geʿez, which Jeremy Brown has translated as: The faithful who received the Eucharist; 'Abbas the priest of Rome; The priests who helped him; How she kissed the hand of 'Abbas.
- The number of PEMM manuscripts that have paintings of this story is 35. The total number of paintings of this story in PEMM manuscripts is 54.
- PEMM's ID number for this painting is 505.
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