IconLater depiction

Christ

c. 6 BCE–c. 30?

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Brick facades, two domed parts and the stone base of Boyana Church among trees. — Aleksander Dragnes · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Christ is at the left end of the table;

Scene 6 · Boyana Church

Cut-out detail; background removed. Open book with a writing figure on the left and a red heading below two birds on the right. A later copy according to the Commons description. — Shakko · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Its sides show Christ and Mary, Jesus’s mother.

Scene 3 · Simeon and the Golden Age

Constantine of Preslav compiles the Didactic Gospel, with teachings about the accounts of Jesus Christ.

Scene 6 · Simeon and the Golden Age

Cut-out detail; background removed. The goddess Athena wearing a helmet, seen from the side on a gold coin. — Photographer uncredited; ancient object: Mesambria mint, Alexander type · Public domain · National Library of France / Wikimedia Commons

The map links it with three churches: Christ Pantocrator, St Sophia and St Stephen.

Scene 2 · Nessebar

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Antiquity

Boyana Church Simeon and the Golden Age Nessebar

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