07 works, Today, October 24th, is Martyr Arethas’ day, his story illustrated #295

Henry Zaidan
Oct 24, 2020

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Tzortzi (Zorzis) Fuka
The Martyrdom of St. Arethas the Great Martyr, and those with him, c. 1547

Fresco
Mount Athos (Dionysios)

Holy Martyr Arethas, and those with him, contested for piety’s sake in the year 524 in Najran, a city in present-day Yemen…

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Henry Zaidan
Henry Zaidan

Written by Henry Zaidan

In my Blog is an Online collection of significant paintings from the 1st century to today; complete with art-history and artist bibliographies.

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