Hosios David

Name of structure: Hosios David
Extended name of structure: Katholikon of the Latomos Monastery
Type of structure: Church
Country or main area: Greece
Region within country or main area: Macedonia
City or area within region: Thessaloniki
Date of structure: 5C-6C
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2: 6 AD
Specific place of mosaic: Apse
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Christ in Mandorla, Evangelists symbols, Old Testament prophets (?), 4 Rivers of Paradise, water, flora, fauna, river personification.
Date of mosaic: 5C-7C
Century of mosaic 1: 5 AD
Century of mosaic 2: 7 AD
Silver tessera at site: Yes
Gold tessera at site: Yes
Colour tessera at site: Yes
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?

No.

Has analysis been done? No
Samples taken from where? n/a
Excavation and restoration campaigns: 1920s
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Tsigaridas, E., tr. D. Whitehouse, Latomou Monastery (The church of Hosios David) (Thessaloniki, 1988).


Grumel, V., 'La mosaïque du Dieu Sauveur au monastère de Latome à Salonique', Echos d’Orient 33 (1930), 157-75.


Xyngopoulou, A., 'To katholikon tes Mones tou Latomou en Thessalonike: kai to en auto psephidoton', AE 12 (1929), 142-80.

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