Of holes and a holy man : new discoveries in the Silivri-Kapi mausoleum in Istanbul
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Kunstchronik |
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| Field | Art, architecture, cultural heritage |
| Keywords | Holy dead; Silivri Kapi; Istanbul |
| Description | This article describe, in Constantinople, a new development in the cult of holy bodies. The situation of the Silivri-Kapi mausoleum - arranged with a raised sarcophagus, with a fenestella confessionis and a opening for flowing oils - points towards a funeral cult which would have been more intimate and local than that of the big martyria. What appeared at first to be a family tomb thus finally turns out to have had a public function. |
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