Onuphrius
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Onuphrius lived as a hermit in the desert of Upper Egypt in the 4th or 5th centuries. He is venerated as Saint Onuphrius in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic churches, as Venerable Onuphriu
Saint Onuphrius
Stone carving above the entrance of the St. Onuphrius Monastery in Akeldama, Jerusalem (Potter's field). The image shows Onuphrius bowing down to an angel. Notable features are his long beard and leaf loincloth.
Onuphrius depicted as a "wild man".
Battistello Caracciolo, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome
Churches of Göreme
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Göreme is a district of the Nevşehir Province in Turkey. After the eruption of Mount Erciyes about 2.6 million years ago, ash and lava formed soft rocks in the Cappadocia region, covering an area of a
Onuphrius
…with those of the medieval "wild man". In art, he is depicted as a wild man completely covered with hair, wearing a girdle of leaves. He is depicted at Snake Church (Yilanlı Kilise) in the Göreme valley open-air museum in Cappadocia, Turkey. He became the patron saint of weavers due to the fact that he was depicted…
Göreme Open Air Museum
Fresco of the Crucifixion on the apse of Tokalı Kilise
The Last Supper scene in the Christological cycle of the Old Church
View of the Christological cycle in the New Church