Icon of Saint Sabbas
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Title
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Icon of Saint Sabbas
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Description
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This is a digital reproduction of a portable icon depicting Saint Sabbas, held in St. Nicholas Church, Beit Jala, a short distance from Bethlehem. The icon is painted in the Jerusalem Style of the late 19th and early 20th century and is located at the church iconostasis, 5th and last icon on the left side of the main entrance (royal/altar) door. The size is 27 X 36 cm. The Arabic inscription reads: "Saint Sabbas the Hermit" and "gift by Salem Abu al-Sabal and his brothers and their sons 1929".
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Identifier
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pb_sn_ico_7271144
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Subject
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Bethlehem
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Palestine
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St. Nicholas Icons collection
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Beit Jala
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devotional objects
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icons
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Orthodox Bethlehem
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saints
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License
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IN COPYRIGHT This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. To use this item you need to obtain permission from the rights holder. To request permission to use the item as defined by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use, please contact the Planet Bethlehem Archive administrators.
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Creator
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Unknown
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Contributor
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Faten Nastas Mitwasi
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Jabra Mitwasi
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Type
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Egg tempera on wooden panel
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Source
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St.Nicholas Church, Beit Jala
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Language
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Arabic
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Spatial Coverage
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31.716105626668842/ 35.189589871
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Rights Holder
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Faten Nastas Mitwasi and Jabra Mitwasi.
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Date (approximate)
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c.1929
