Apostolo e primo martire cristiano, San Giuda Taddeo. Mosaico bizantino nella Basilica di San vitale a Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italia. Il mosaico fu creato nel 500s d.C., pochi anni dopo che Ravenna fu catturata dall'Impero Bizantino dagli Ostrogoti.
4129 x 2742 px | 35 x 23,2 cm | 13,8 x 9,1 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
21 giugno 2008
Ubicazione:
Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy: Apostle and martyr Saint Jude Thaddaeus looks out from a 6th century AD circular mosaic medallion on the south lower underside of the triumphal arch dividing presbytery and apse in the Byzantine Basilica di San Vitale. The church, consecrated in 547 AD, is dedicated to Saint Vitalis, said to have been tortured and buried alive by the Romans on the site of the basilica for urging another Christian martyr to remain steadfast at his own execution. Jude, also known as Lebbaeus, Thaddeus, Jude of James, Jude Thaddaeus or Judas Thaddaeus, is sometimes identified with Jude, brother of Jesus, but clearly distinguished from Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus before his crucifixion. He is often associated with St Simon the Zealot, with whom he shares a feast day. According to tradition, after evangelizing in Egypt, Simon joined Jude in Persia and Armenia, or in Beirut, where they were both martyred in 65 AD - Jude with an axe. St Jude and St Simon the Zealot share the triumphal arch with 13 other medallions divided by pairs of dolphins. Christ looks down from the summit while saints Peter and Paul head the apostles portrayed on either side with the martyr brothers Protasius and Gervasius, twin sons of St Vitalis and joint patron saints of the city of Milan. Ravenna, on Italy’s northern Adriatic coast, was once the capital of the Western Roman Empire. It was captured by the Byzantine Empire from the Ostrogoths in 540 AD and the Basilica di San Vitale, begun under Ostrogothic control, was completed and decorated with mosaics over the next few years. Ravenna remained a Byzantine city into the 8th century AD. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage site, renowned as Western Europe’s greatest centre for the study of Byzantine art and architecture. D0714.A8537
