Prolegomena to the Christian Images Not Made by Human Hands
Matej Gogola
Images not made by human hands (acheiropoietai, Gr. ἀχειροποίηταιι) played a significant role in Byzantine spiritual culture and history. This paper discusses the emergence rise of acheiropoietai, which represented most important unusual element Empire. The author analyses chronological ancestors Christian images hands, i.e. so-called diipetes (Gr. Διιπετής), proceeds to demonstrate disagreements on topic among some Church Fathers. imagines imperiales, effigies Roman emperors, constituted factor process leading later veneration hands. famous latter is image from Edessa, also known historiography as Mandylion Edessa.
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