Saints "M"


Margaret, Martha, Martin of Tours, Mary of Egypt, Mary Magdalen of Bethany, Mary Magdalen of Magdala, Mary Jacoba, Mary Salome, Maurice (Mauricius), Maurus, Maximian, Menas, Mercurios, Method and Monica.



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Funeral stele of Menas, a soldier who died             
in the battle between Seleucos and Lysimachos, two     
satraps who fought for the Empire of Alexander         
the Great (281 BCE). Seleucos founded the Seleucids    
dynasty in Syria. From Iznik, Turkey
#10010738

Funeral stele of Menas, a soldier who died in the battle between Se...

Saint Menas, a semi-legendary Egyptian soldier martyred in the 3rd century. The two camels are associated with his life story.
Marble
Inv. B 4
#10040520

Saint Menas, a semi-legendary Egyptian soldier martyred in the 3rd century. The...

A priestess with open arms.                            
Red terracotta figurine (5th BCE) from                 
the necropolis of Saint Monica, Carthago.              
27 x 26,5 cm                                           
Inv. AO 4426
#110104 5

A priestess with open arms. Red terracotta figurine...

Funerary stele shaped like a woman, with a veil        
covering head and shoulders. Limestone (4th BCE),      
from the Punic necropolis of St. Monica, Carthago.     
Height 7.35 cm                                         
Inv. 03.19
#11010411

Funerary stele shaped like a woman, with a veil covering head and should...

Sarcophagus - female figure on the lid                 
Marble                                                 
from the necropolis of Saint Monica, Carthago, Tunesia 
205 x 50 cm - MND 799
#11010766

Sarcophagus - female figure on the lid Marble...

Archbishop Maximian's carved ivory pulpit
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Archbishop Maximian's carved ivory pulpit

Distribution of the loaves of bread.                   
Detail of "The Miracle of the loaves and fishes"       
from the back of the pulpit of Archbishop Maximian.    
Ivory plaque
#150103 4

Distribution of the loaves of bread. Detail of "The Miracle o...

Distribution of the loaves of bread.                   
Detail of "The Miracle of the loaves and fishes"       
from the back of the pulpit of Archbishop Maximian.    
Ivory plaque
#150103 5

Distribution of the loaves of bread. Detail of "The Miracle o...

"The Multiplication of bread and fish".                
Detail of 15-01-03/4 from the back of                  
the pulpit of Archbishop Maximian.                     
Carved ivory plaque
#150103 6

"The Multiplication of bread and fish". Detail of 15-01-03/4 fro...

Saint John Baptist dressed in goat                     
skins. Detail from the back of the                     
pulpit of Archbishop Maximian.                         
Carved ivory plaque
#150103 7

Saint John Baptist dressed in goat skins. Detail from the b...

Blessing of water, changing it into wine.              
Detail of "The Wedding at Cana" from the              
back of the pulpit of Archbishop Maximian.             
Carved ivory plaque                                    
Joh.2/1-11
#150103 8

Blessing of water, changing it into wine. Detail of "The Wedding...

Zacchaeus the publican in the mulberry tree. He watched
Jesus on the way to Jerusalem (Luke 19,2)
Detail from the back of the pulpit of Archbishop Maximian.
Carved ivory plaque
#150103 9

Zacchaeus the publican in the mulberry tree. He watched Jesus on the way to Jer...