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Holy Bishopric of Morphou: St Anastasia Pharmakolytria (the Healer) with the benefactress Anastasia Saramalyna, Church of Our Lady of Asinou

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St Anastasia appears together with the portrait of Anastasia Saramalyna on a smaller scale as was the Byzantine custom. The saint holds a glass phial containing a medicament, symbolizing her capacity as a healer. The donor Anastasia Saaramalyna follows the Western mode of dredd of the late thriteeth century, with the typical white headgear.
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Title: Holy Bishopric of Morphou: St Anastasia Pharmakolytria (the Healer) with the benefactress Anastasia Saramalyna, Church of Our Lady of Asinou
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St Anastasia appears together with the portrait of Anastasia Saramalyna on a smaller scale as was the Byzantine custom.
The saint holds a glass phial containing a medicament, symbolizing her capacity as a healer.
The donor Anastasia Saaramalyna follows the Western mode of dredd of the late thriteeth century, with the typical white headgear.

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