REVISITING THE SUBJECT OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF HYMNOGRAPHY AND ICONOGRAPHY OF THE MARTYR LIFE AND MARTYRDOM OF SAINT ANTHUSA THE YOUNGER.

Mikhail E. Denisov

the Autonomous Non-P rofit Organization, «Research Center «Parish history», Moscow, Russia

Email: parish_history@mail.ru

Issue: № 1 (29), 2025

Pages: 110

Annotation

The article is devoted to the question of the place and time of the earthly life and martyrdom of Saint Anthusa the Younger. This problem is considered in the context of the main hagiographic sources of the first millennium BC, involving the opinions of leading Western hagiographers. The author comes to the conclusion that Saint Anthusa supposedly suffered for Christ in the period from the end of the 6th to the 10th century in Persia. Additionally, the article describes the hymnography and iconography of the martyress.

Keywords

martyress Anthusa the Younger, saints lives, persecutions of Christians, Persia, martyrologies, hagiographical sources, hymnography, iconography

For citation

Denisov М. Е. Re visiting the subject of the time and place of life and martyrdom of Saint Anthusa the Younger. Hymnography and iconography of the Martyr // Ipatievsky vestnik. 2025. № . 1. Р. 110–116 (In Russian). https:// doi.org/10.24412/2309– 5164–2025–1–110–116