Icon of Saint John the Baptist
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Title
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Icon of Saint John the Baptist
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Description
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This is a digital reproduction of an icon depicting Saint John the Baptist, held in St. George Church which is under St. Nicholas Church, Beit Jala, a short distance from Bethlehem. The icon is painted in the Jerusalem Style of the 19th and early 20th century and is located at the church iconostasis, 2nd icon on the right side of the main entrance (royal/altar) door. The size of the icon is 118.5 X 98 cm. The Arabic and Greek inscription reads: "The Holy Forerunner and Prophet Saint John the Baptist" and at the manuscript which St. John is holding there is an extract from the Gospel of Matthew 3/2 + Luke 3/9 in Arabic Language as well as the Greek Language too.
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Identifier
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pn_sn_stg_9120857
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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 and Greek
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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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Temporal Coverage
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1850 - 1880
