The cult and image of Onuphrius the Great

Rostislav Zabashta's full-color monographic study is dedicated to the image of Onuphrius the Great, an early Christian hermit-ascetic, one of the most revered saints. The author focuses on the reasons for the spread and rise of his cult in the native lands and the features of the iconographic embodiment of his image in painting, sculpture, works of decorative and applied art, etc. Period: the High Middle Ages - the end of the Modern Age. The main emphasis is on highlighting the sacred and artistic ritual practices of the 17th–18th centuries. 390 small and large-format illustrations from museum, private, and temple collections in Ukraine, Poland, Italy, England, Greece, and other countries.