Obrzezanie Jezusa w Kościele wschodnim dawnej Rzeczypospolitej. Święto, treść, ikonografia

• Authors: Agnieszka Gronek

Title variants

EN

Circumcision of Jesus in the Orthodox Church in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Feast, Content, Iconography

Abstracts

EN

The beginnings of the celebration of the Circumcision of Jesus feast, in the octave of Christmas, January 1st, date back to the 6th century in the West and probably 8th century in the East. Although this feast was marked as a great in the Orthodox liturgical calendar, it was not included in the dodekaorton. The oldest representation in art are known only from the post-iconoclastic period, and its compositions resemble The Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. In the Ruthenian churches of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth it appeared in the XVI century. Circumcision of Jesus in the Christian Church has acquired a liturgical character and is celebrated as the moment when the Child is given the name Jesus. However, the content of this event is much deeper, based on the parallel between circumcision and baptism, as well as the idea of prefiguration and anticipation of the passion of Christ as the first and voluntary sacrifice of blood. The article will describe the depiction of the Circumcision of Jesus in Orthodox old art from the territory of the former Polish Republic. On the basis of liturgical texts and the homily of religious writers of the 17th and 18th centuries, the main content of this event will also be discussed.

Keywords

PL

sztuka cerkiewna; Cerkiew prawosławna; obrzezanie; obrzędy żydowskie; święta prawosławne

• Publisher: Akademia Supraska
• Journal: Latopisy Akademii Supraskiej
• Year: 2020
• Volume: Dzieci w kulturze duchowej Prawosławia
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 105-126

Dates

published

2020

Contributors

author

Agnieszka Gronek

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

2171238